| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | Marcos Ruiz steals the ball from Guy Kim | 36-27 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Gray | 36-27 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-27 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled on the floor by Jesse Sartori - foul #2 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Barry Morgan steals the ball from Walter Lora | 38-27 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | James Stone misses the shot from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Scott | 38-27 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the 3rd free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 40-27 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Marcos Ruiz steps in front of the Alan Henry pass | 40-27 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Alan Henry swats the short shot by Marcos Ruiz | 40-27 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Walter Lora - foul #1 on Walter Lora, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Robert Sand (SF), Arnold Logan (PF) Jesse Sartori, James Stone, Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray | |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 42-29 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gillman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Whitley | 45-29 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 45-29 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-29 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF) Jeremy Scott, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), James Stone (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Brian Gray (PF) Ramon Delacruz, Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan, Barry Morgan | |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Guy Kim | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | James Stone is hacked by Walter Lora - foul #2 on Walter Lora, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry (C) Ronald Darcy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from James Stone | 47-31 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-31 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | James Stone takes the ball from Alan Henry | 47-31 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | James Stone lays it in | 47-33 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora tips it in | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Sand | 49-35 |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Guy Kim | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | James Stone misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Whitley - foul #2 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SF), Arnold Logan (PF), Arthur Duncan (C) Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray, Robert Sand | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Guy Kim is called for the reach on Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Guy Kim, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, James Stone, Stanley Shimer | |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ramon Delacruz | 51-40 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett connects on the turnaround in the lane | 53-40 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Darcy blocks the short jumper by Arthur Duncan | 53-40 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan tips it home | 53-42 |
| 09:19 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Plunkett | 56-42 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | John Gillman is called for the reach on Ramon Delacruz - foul #2 on John Gillman, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), James Stone (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Robert Sand (C) Ramon Delacruz, Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan, Arthur Duncan, Barry Morgan | |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | James Stone misses the easy layup | 56-42 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 08:36 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim slams it home set up by Jeremy Scott | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Stone | 58-45 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jesse Sartori - foul #3 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Walter Lora - foul #3 on Walter Lora, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG) Jeremy Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Robert Sand | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz is called for traveling | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is called for traveling | 60-45 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is fouled on the floor by Thomas Whitley - foul #3 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG) Robert Plunkett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott | 63-45 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses the lay-in | 63-45 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Walter Lora | 63-45 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim is hacked by Marcos Ruiz - foul #1 on Marcos Ruiz, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Ronald Darcy (C) Thomas Whitley, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (SG) James Stone | |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 66-45 |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Darcy | 66-45 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 69-45 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nolan Gasper - foul #1 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #8 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SG), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (SG), Robert Sand (SF), Arnold Logan (PF) Jesse Sartori, Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 69-47 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 69-47 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Whitley takes the ball from Arnold Logan | 69-47 |
| 04:34 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 69-47 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand's pass is intercepted by Robert Plunkett | 69-47 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the board | 69-47 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-47 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Whitley picks off the pass by Luis Gillett | 69-47 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 69-47 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 69-47 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz is hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #4 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #9 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (C) Barry Morgan | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses the floater from the left side | 69-49 |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the offensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy double dribbles | 69-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), John Wynn (C) Ramon Delacruz, Arnold Logan | |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wynn | 69-52 |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy is hacked by Robert Sand - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Arnold Logan (PF) Stanley Shimer, John Wynn | |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman lays it up and in | 71-52 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Edward Holm steals it from Arthur Duncan | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Sand - foul #2 on Robert Sand, team foul #7 | 71-52 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses short on a jump hook from close range | 73-52 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett runs out the clock | 73-52 |