| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Heap is called for the reach on Raymond Norrell - foul #2 on Johnny Heap, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the jump hook near the basket | 23-32 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist is called for traveling | 23-32 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker blows the layup | 23-32 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Heap | 23-32 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker knocks in the shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses the tip | 25-32 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker tips it in | 25-34 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Charles Bell is denied by John Weber | 25-34 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Tapp | 25-37 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell blows the layup | 25-37 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Norrell | 25-37 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the runner near the basket | 25-39 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-39 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Norrell | 25-39 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker clanks a floater from the left side | 25-39 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | John Weber grabs the board | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Aragon - foul #1 on Paul Aragon, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), Geoffrey Mancha (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Roy Posada (C) Jerry Nyquist, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG), Kermit Anderson (SF), Walter Morse (PF) Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, John Weber | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-40 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford tips it in | 27-40 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Paul Aragon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Robert Tapp (SG) James Tyler, Walter Morse | |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Norrell swats the short shot by Roy Posada | 27-40 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't tip it in | 27-40 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada loses the ball out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Nathan Exley and he's hacked by Kermit Anderson - foul #2 on Kermit Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Johnny Heap (C) Nathan Exley, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker (SF), John Weber (PF) Alex Tufts, Raymond Norrell | |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Tapp | 30-43 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell buries a jump hook in the lane | 32-43 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-43 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell's layup is rejected by Kermit Anderson | 32-43 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | John Weber grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Weber | 32-45 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Bell | 34-45 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Charles Bell picks off the pass by Robert Tapp | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Tapp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Kermit Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Nathan Exley (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Roy Posada (C) Geoffrey Mancha, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Kevin Spurling (SG), Walter Morse (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) Joseph Haile, Robert Tapp, John Weber, Kermit Anderson | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker lays it in on a nice dish by James Tyler and the foul's on Bobby Hartford - foul #3 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Jerry Nyquist | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Roy Posada | 34-47 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley is whistled for a carry | 34-47 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker is fouled on the floor by Roy Posada - foul #1 on Roy Posada, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Brubaker | 37-49 |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling misses the floater from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling can't tip it in | 37-49 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Morse - foul #2 on Walter Morse, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Geoffrey Mancha (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Nathan Exley, James Brubaker, Bobby Hartford, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Joseph Haile (SF), John Weber (PF) Kevin Spurling, Stanley Walker, Walter Morse | |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | John Weber is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nyquist - foul #2 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| 09:05 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-51 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap's pass is intercepted by Joseph Haile | 38-51 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile banks in the layup | 38-53 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | John Weber steals it from Paul Aragon | 38-53 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nyquist - foul #3 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (SF) James Tyler | |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses long on a shot in the paint | 38-53 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kermit Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Roy Posada (C) Jerry Nyquist, Paul Aragon, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Stanley Walker (SF) John Weber, Raymond Norrell | |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Posada | 41-55 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-55 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #3 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Walter Morse (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) Alex Tufts, Robert Tapp, Joseph Haile | |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 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) | |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is fouled on the floor by Kermit Anderson - foul #3 on Kermit Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling (SG) Kermit Anderson | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Heap steals the ball from Kevin Spurling | 43-56 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Heap | 43-56 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Morse - foul #3 on Walter Morse, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), John Weber (PF) Kevin Spurling, Walter Morse | |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | John Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Norrell | 44-58 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Heap | 46-58 |
| 03:52 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses the lay-in | 46-58 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker tips it back up and in | 46-60 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap tips it home | 48-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 48-60 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG), Geoffrey Mancha (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Roy Posada (C) Paul Aragon, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Kermit Anderson (SF) James Tyler, Stanley Walker | |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-63 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford banks in the layup | 50-63 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Kermit Anderson and he's hacked by Bobby Hartford - foul #4 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (C) Jerry Nyquist | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Walter Morse (PF) John Weber, Raymond Norrell | |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #4 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling (SF) Robert Tapp | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bobby Hartford | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts runs out the clock | 56-69 |