| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) PF - Peter Durso (fresh) C - William Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Trinidad (fresh) SG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) SF - Jack Hurst (fresh) PF - Salehe Ahmed (fresh) C - Joseph Aultman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins is fouled on the floor by Arthur Romanoski - foul #1 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by David Trinidad is denied by Bobby Koenig | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Romanoski | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad is fouled on the floor by Leon Butler - foul #1 on Leon Butler, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman connects on the runner near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Aultman | 3-2 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman drills a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Arthur Romanoski - foul #2 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SG) Arthur Romanoski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Higgins, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Aultman - foul #1 on Joseph Aultman, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Higgins | 4-4 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford (PF), Randall Elks (C) Salehe Ahmed, Joseph Aultman | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tom Cobb (fresh) SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) PF - Peter Durso (fresh) C - William Ellison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Trinidad (fresh) SG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) SF - Jack Hurst (fresh) PF - Allen Milford (fresh) C - Randall Elks (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tom Cobb | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Durso - foul #1 on Peter Durso, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio (PF) Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Cassidy (PG), Thomas Wiese (SG) David Trinidad, Christopher Higgins | |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is fouled on the floor by Jack Hurst - foul #1 on Jack Hurst, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Burns (SG), Joseph Aultman (C) Jack Hurst, Randall Elks | |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison clanks a turnaround near the basket | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill (C) William Ellison | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed (PF) Richard Burns | |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wiese is called for the reach on Tom Cobb - foul #1 on Thomas Wiese, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (SG), Peter Durso (PF) Leon Butler, Bobby Koenig | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad (PG), Christopher Higgins (SG) Clayton Cassidy, Allen Milford | |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Aultman - foul #2 on Joseph Aultman, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks (C) Joseph Aultman | |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), William Ellison (C) Tom Cobb, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford (C) Randall Elks | |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses the driving attempt from close range | 8-6 |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Kennedy - foul #1 on Kenneth Kennedy, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Bobby Koenig (SF) Kenneth Kennedy, Daniel Custodio | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst (SF) Thomas Wiese | |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is fouled on the floor by Jack Hurst - foul #2 on Jack Hurst, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF) Thomas Owen, Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Wiese (SF), Randall Elks (C) Jack Hurst, Salehe Ahmed | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Leon Butler | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Cobb (fresh) SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) C - William Ellison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Trinidad (fresh) SG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) SF - Thomas Wiese (fresh) PF - Allen Milford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Elks (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Ellison - foul #1 on William Ellison, team foul #6 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Cassidy (PG), Salehe Ahmed (PF) David Trinidad, Allen Milford | |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Higgins | 12-7 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clayton Cassidy | 12-10 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Ellison | 15-10 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | William Ellison swats the short shot by Randall Elks | 15-10 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG), Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Peter Durso (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio, William Ellison | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Allen Milford (PF) Christopher Higgins, Thomas Wiese, Salehe Ahmed | |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Durso | 15-12 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Owen | 17-12 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Cassidy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Burns hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses badly on a runner in the paint | 17-14 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill hits the follow up shot | 19-14 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Hill | 19-14 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) SG - Kenneth Kennedy (fresh) SF - Bobby Koenig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Trinidad (fresh) SG - Clayton Cassidy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Milford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Elks (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Tom Cobb (SG), Daniel Custodio (SF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Kenneth Kennedy, Bobby Koenig, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins (SG), Thomas Wiese (SF), Salehe Ahmed (PF) Clayton Cassidy, Richard Burns, Randall Elks | |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Leon Butler and the foul's on Thomas Wiese - foul #2 on Thomas Wiese, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Burns (SF) Thomas Wiese | |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford blows the layup | 22-14 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leon Butler | 25-14 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins's pass is intercepted by Peter Durso | 25-14 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Durso | 28-14 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leon Butler - foul #2 on Leon Butler, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (SG), Christopher Hill (PF) Leon Butler, Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb travels with the ball | 28-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig (SF) Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Cassidy (PG), Randall Elks (C) David Trinidad, Allen Milford | |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Owen - foul #1 on Thomas Owen, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Allen Milford (SF) Richard Burns | |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks misses the free throw | 28-18 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb is hacked by Clayton Cassidy - foul #1 on Clayton Cassidy, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Milford is called for the reach on Bobby Koenig - foul #1 on Allen Milford, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Christopher Hill (PF) Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Burns (SF) Allen Milford | |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-18 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Randall Elks hits a fadeaway from close range | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Cassidy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salehe Ahmed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Elks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy clanks a driving attempt from close range | 29-20 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Cassidy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Cassidy - foul #2 on Clayton Cassidy, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski (SG), Tom Cobb (SF), Peter Durso (PF) Kenneth Kennedy, Bobby Koenig, William Ellison | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad (PG), Thomas Wiese (SG), Jack Hurst (SF), Joseph Aultman (C) Clayton Cassidy, Christopher Higgins, Richard Burns, Randall Elks | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Trinidad | 30-22 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill hits the follow up shot | 32-22 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Wiese is denied on a layup by Peter Durso | 32-22 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst is fouled on the floor by Tom Cobb - foul #1 on Tom Cobb, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Daniel Custodio (C) Thomas Owen, Tom Cobb, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Jack Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-23 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Wiese grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed scores on a runner near the basket set up by Thomas Wiese and the foul's on Bobby Koenig - foul #1 on Bobby Koenig, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Ellison (C) Daniel Custodio | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Higgins (SG) Thomas Wiese | |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-26 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Aultman gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | David Trinidad makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Higgins | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Salehe Ahmed misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-28 |