| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Bologna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Clausing (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Sloss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cotton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Littlefield (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Vallejo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Hennigan | 32-36 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Vierthaler | 34-36 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Vierthaler | 34-36 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Thomas | 34-36 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 18:51 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Vierthaler | 36-38 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Hennigan | 36-41 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss connects on the floater from the right block | 38-41 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo blows the layup but the foul's on Kurt Malbrough - foul #2 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG), Arthur Benjamin (SF) Bryan Hennigan, Jason Littlefield | |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas lays it up and in and he's fouled by Sammy Huskey - foul #1 on Sammy Huskey, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG), Jeff Gladstone (C) Anthony Cotton, Manuel Vallejo | |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice (SG) Kurt Malbrough | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (PG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Bryan Hennigan, Charlie Thomas | |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield grabs the board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denver Rice (fresh) SF - Wesley Blume (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) C - Jeffrey Latimore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Cotton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bouffard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Littlefield (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Gladstone (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Latimore - foul #2 on Jeffrey Latimore, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Sammy Huskey, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG), Ken Zimmerman (SG), Charlie Thomas (PF), Manuel Vallejo (C) Anthony Cotton, Joe Bouffard, Jason Littlefield, Jeff Gladstone | |
| 15:20 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Blume blocks the short jumper by Manuel Vallejo | 41-45 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Benjamin steals it from Wesley Blume | 41-45 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Manuel Vallejo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss (C) Wesley Blume | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF), Jeff Gladstone (C) Ken Zimmerman, Charlie Thomas, Manuel Vallejo | |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 41-48 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Littlefield | 41-48 |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton hits a driving attempt from the right block | 41-50 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Jason Littlefield is called for the reach on Robert Vierthaler - foul #2 on Jason Littlefield, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Wesley Blume (SF) Kurt Malbrough, Robert Vierthaler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG), Charlie Thomas (PF) Anthony Cotton, Jason Littlefield | |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charlie Thomas | 41-50 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan lays it in on a great pass from Joe Bouffard and he's hacked by Thomas Sloss - foul #2 on Thomas Sloss, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice (SG), Sammy Huskey (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Jason Bologna, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG) Joe Bouffard | |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice makes the floater in the paint | 43-52 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Hennigan | 43-54 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Latimore | 45-54 |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denver Rice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Blume (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Latimore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ken Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Benjamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Gladstone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore lays it in set up by Paul Lancaster | 47-54 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Wesley Blume - foul #1 on Wesley Blume, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Wesley Blume, Sammy Huskey, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (PG), Joe Bouffard (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Bryan Hennigan, Ken Zimmerman, Charlie Thomas | |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG), Charlie Thomas (SF) Joe Bouffard, Arthur Benjamin | |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bologna is called for the reach on Bryan Hennigan - foul #1 on Jason Bologna, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Ernest Clausing steps in front of the Jason Littlefield pass | 47-55 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Gladstone | 47-55 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Malbrough | 49-58 |
| 08:36 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG) Anthony Cotton | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charlie Thomas | 49-58 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield misses the dunk but the foul's on Sammy Huskey - foul #2 on Sammy Huskey, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (PG) Bryan Hennigan | |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-59 |
| 07:38 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Littlefield | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Blume (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Latimore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Cotton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bouffard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Littlefield (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Gladstone (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield hits the follow up shot | 49-61 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Bouffard - foul #3 on Joe Bouffard, team foul #2 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF) Kurt Malbrough, Sammy Huskey, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG), Arthur Benjamin (SF) Anthony Cotton, Jason Littlefield | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Bouffard | 51-63 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 06:32 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Clausing - foul #2 on Ernest Clausing, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Joe Bouffard, Arthur Benjamin | |
| 06:32 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:32 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeff Gladstone - foul #1 on Jeff Gladstone, team foul #3 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Denver Rice (SG), Sammy Huskey (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Paul Lancaster, Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Arthur Benjamin (SF) Anthony Cotton, Charlie Thomas | |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ken Zimmerman | 55-67 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume tips it but misses | 55-67 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone tips it home | 55-69 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ken Zimmerman - foul #2 on Ken Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Ernest Clausing (PF) Wesley Blume, Sammy Huskey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (PG), Joe Bouffard (SG), Charlie Thomas (PF) Bryan Hennigan, Ken Zimmerman, Jason Littlefield | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone hits the follow up shot | 57-71 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna is hacked by Jeff Gladstone - foul #2 on Jeff Gladstone, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler (SF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Denver Rice, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG) Joe Bouffard | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Bologna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Clausing (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Latimore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cotton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Gladstone (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kurt Malbrough | 60-71 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Latimore takes the ball from Charlie Thomas | 60-71 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore misses the lay-in | 60-71 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Denver Rice (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF) Kurt Malbrough, Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Anthony Cotton, Charlie Thomas | |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jeff Gladstone, team foul #6 | 60-71 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Blume steps in front of the Bryan Hennigan pass | 60-71 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Gladstone is called for the reach on Jeffrey Latimore - foul #4 on Jeff Gladstone, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan runs out the clock | 61-71 |