| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) C - Jason Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) C - John Ballweg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Ballweg | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Wayne Coffman | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Coffman steps in front of the Jason Sanders pass | 0-2 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Sanders - foul #1 on Jason Sanders, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joel Hawkins - foul #1 on Joel Hawkins, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joel Hawkins and the foul's on Rodney Poirier - foul #1 on Rodney Poirier, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt (PF) Joel Hawkins | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders banks in the layup | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman drills a 3 from straight away | 3-9 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is hacked by Wayne Coffman - foul #1 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), George Bailey (SF), Ross Tyler (C) Wayne Coffman, Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, John Ballweg | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) SF - George Bailey (fresh) PF - Monte Holt (fresh) C - Ross Tyler (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier's pass is intercepted by Lester Murphy | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt is fouled on the floor by Rodney Poirier - foul #2 on Rodney Poirier, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SF) Rodney Poirier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (PF) George Bailey | |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Philip Brockberg steals it from Joel Hawkins | 3-9 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt jams it set up by Robert Boisvert | 3-11 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joel Hawkins - foul #2 on Joel Hawkins, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG), Benny Garry (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Stanley Patrick, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), John Ballweg (C) Joel Hawkins, Ross Tyler | |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the tip | 5-11 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaul | 5-11 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Boisvert | 8-13 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg banks in the layup set up by Wayne Coffman | 8-15 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Shawn Edwards | 10-15 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 10-15 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benny Garry (fresh) C - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Murphy (fresh) PF - Monte Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ballweg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Lester Murphy - foul #1 on Lester Murphy, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Shaul, Robert Newton, Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert, Lester Murphy, Monte Holt, John Ballweg | |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Benny Garry - foul #1 on Benny Garry, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG) Shawn Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Patrick | 15-17 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood loses the dribble to Benny Garry | 15-17 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Lee Campbell picks off the pass by Anthony Bevan in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the floater in the lane | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell tips it home | 15-19 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Glen Sobel steals the ball from Stanley Patrick | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry's pass is intercepted by Gerald Underwood | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Lee Campbell | 15-21 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 08:34 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell banks in the layup | 15-23 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg is fouled on the floor by Gerald Underwood - foul #1 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Robert Newton (SG), Shawn Edwards (SF), Alan Hanenberger (PF), Ronald Reich (C) Anthony Bevan, Stanley Patrick, Benny Garry, Philip Brockberg, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Lester Murphy (SF), Monte Holt (PF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Ross Tyler, Gerald Underwood | |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards is fouled on the floor by John Ballweg - foul #1 on John Ballweg, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) C - Ronald Reich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lester Murphy (fresh) PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Monte Holt steps in front of the Ronald Reich pass | 15-23 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Monte Holt | 15-26 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards is called for traveling | 15-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Newton, Alan Hanenberger, Ronald Reich | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Sanders - foul #2 on Jason Sanders, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger (C) Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert | |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy can't tip it in | 15-28 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt tips it back up and in | 15-30 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 15-30 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Patrick takes the ball from John Ballweg | 15-30 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-30 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg is fouled on the floor by Alan Hanenberger - foul #1 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry (C) Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Monte Holt, John Ballweg | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 18-30 |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:05 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry tips it back up and in | 20-30 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Edwards steals the ball from Robert Boisvert | 20-30 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses the easy layup | 20-30 |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg tips it back up and in | 22-30 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Shaul - foul #1 on Robert Shaul, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Anthony Bevan (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Joel Hawkins (PF), John Ballweg (C) Robert Boisvert, Lester Murphy, Ross Tyler, Gerald Underwood | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:21 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Benny Garry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) C - John Ballweg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Coffman - foul #2 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Benny Garry steps in front of the Joel Hawkins pass | 24-31 |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Coffman | 24-31 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Coffman | 24-34 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-34 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Coffman | 24-34 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | John Ballweg is called for the reach on Benny Garry - foul #2 on John Ballweg, team foul #8 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG) Robert Newton, Anthony Bevan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Monte Holt (SF) Wayne Coffman, Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner | |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses short on a runner from the right block | 26-34 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Poirier is called for the reach on Monte Holt - foul #3 on Rodney Poirier, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF) Rodney Poirier, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF), Ross Tyler (C) Joel Hawkins, John Ballweg | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick is fouled on the floor by Lester Murphy - foul #2 on Lester Murphy, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-35 |