| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stone (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled on the floor by Marcos Ruiz - foul #2 on Marcos Ruiz, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim is denied on a dunk by Barry Morgan | 33-32 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott tips it in | 33-34 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Sartori steals the ball from Guy Kim | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Marcos Ruiz steps in front of the Guy Kim pass | 38-34 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Scott takes the ball from Marcos Ruiz | 38-34 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Scott | 38-36 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (PF), Arthur Duncan (C) Brian Gray, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (C) Alan Henry | |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:06 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:53 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Guy Kim - foul #1 on Guy Kim, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Luis Gillett (SG) Jesse Sartori, James Stone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses the turnaround in the lane | 40-36 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Plunkett - foul #2 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Marcos Ruiz, Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry (C) Jeremy Scott | |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:00 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy misses badly on a runner from close range | 41-36 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Henry | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Gillman (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry lays it in on a great pass from Robert Plunkett | 41-38 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG) Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Jeremy Scott (SG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #3 on Brian Gray, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Stone (SG) Ramon Delacruz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 41-40 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 41-40 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott and the foul's on Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (SF), Arnold Logan (PF), Arthur Duncan (C) Robert Sand, Brian Gray, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (C) Alan Henry | |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses long on a floater from close range | 41-43 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 41-45 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Walter Lora denies the turnaround by James Stone | 41-45 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz tips it in | 43-45 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora tips it in | 43-47 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses short on a runner from the left block | 43-47 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Darcy | 43-47 |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Scott | 43-49 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Stone | 46-49 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:29 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Walter Lora | 46-49 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Duncan | 46-49 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | James Stone hits a runner near the basket | 48-49 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | James Stone steals the ball from Walter Lora | 48-49 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori lays it up and in on a great pass from James Stone | 50-49 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Guy Kim | 50-52 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Lora | 50-54 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | James Stone's floater is knocked away by Ronald Darcy | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott and the foul's on Arthur Duncan - foul #1 on Arthur Duncan, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Robert Sand (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, James Stone, Marcos Ruiz, Arnold Logan, Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SG), John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Plunkett steps in front of the Brian Gray pass | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Sand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Darcy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Gillman (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Darcy, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG) Ronald Darcy | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand's fadeaway is rejected by John Gillman | 50-57 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Plunkett and he's fouled by Luis Gillett - foul #1 on Luis Gillett, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz lays it in on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 52-60 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Sand denies the turnaround by John Gillman | 52-60 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett drills a shot from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz can't connect on a runner from the left block | 54-60 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alan Henry | 54-63 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Luis Gillett, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (SF), Arnold Logan (PF), Arthur Duncan (C) Robert Sand, Brian Gray, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Edward Holm (PF) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Guy Kim | 54-66 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Nolan Gasper takes the ball from Arnold Logan | 54-66 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:01 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Luis Gillett, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), James Stone (SG), Brian Gray (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Ramon Delacruz, Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan, Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SG), Ronald Darcy (SF), Walter Lora (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Edward Holm, Alan Henry | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Robert Plunkett | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - John Gillman (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Lora - foul #2 on Walter Lora, team foul #4 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (SF) Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-68 |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (SF) Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Alan Henry (C) Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Nolan Gasper | 56-70 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | James Stone misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-70 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray can't tip it in | 56-70 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Sartori picks off the pass by Alan Henry | 56-70 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Robert Sand (SF), Arnold Logan (PF), Arthur Duncan (C) Jesse Sartori, James Stone, Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG), Ronald Darcy (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Delacruz - foul #1 on Ramon Delacruz, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Holm - foul #1 on Edward Holm, team foul #5 | 56-70 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ramon Delacruz - foul #2 on Ramon Delacruz, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan is called for traveling | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley runs out the clock | 57-71 |