| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Woodbury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Lynch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goldston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Terrio (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Wesson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | William Goldston is called for the reach on Elmer Allen - foul #1 on William Goldston, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Allen | 33-22 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Wesson - foul #2 on Sean Wesson, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston lays it up and in set up by James Woodbury | 35-23 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Sean Wesson denies the turnaround by Elmer Allen | 35-23 |
| 18:46 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Elmer Allen | 35-23 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | William Barber pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Barber | 35-25 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury's pass is intercepted by Steven Hughes in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is whistled for a carry | 35-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Tyrone Archuleta (PF) Sam Terrio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Elmer Allen | |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Hughes | 35-28 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Travis Goolsby - foul #2 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micheal Kincaid (SG) Jesse Lynch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, Travis Goolsby | |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski loses the dribble to James Woodbury | 37-28 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | Micheal Kincaid banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Woodbury | 39-28 |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brad Green | 39-30 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | Sean Wesson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Woodbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Kincaid (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Goldston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Archuleta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Wesson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gail Tuten (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Lester Dietrich | 39-33 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | Sean Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Tyrone Archuleta misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Lester Dietrich - foul #2 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch (SG), Tim Goodin (SF), Sam Terrio (PF) James Woodbury, William Goldston, Sean Wesson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Domingo Salas (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, William Barber, Gail Tuten, Lester Dietrich | |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Tyrone Archuleta misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Tyrone Archuleta misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen lays it in set up by Steven Hughes | 39-35 |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Tim Goodin snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | Tim Goodin double dribbles | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Madewell (PG), Christopher Young (C) Micheal Kincaid, Tyrone Archuleta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (SG), Lester Dietrich (PF) Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas | |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 41-35 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Young | 41-35 |
| 12:50 | Western Kentucky | Brad Green is called for the reach on Sam Terrio - foul #1 on Brad Green, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Goldston (SF), Sean Wesson (C) James Madewell, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG) Brad Green | |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio is hacked by Elmer Allen - foul #1 on Elmer Allen, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury (PG) Tim Goodin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten (PF) Lester Dietrich | |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Sean Wesson tips it home | 43-35 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Elmer Allen | 43-37 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Elmer Allen - foul #2 on Elmer Allen, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micheal Kincaid (SG), Christopher Young (PF) Jesse Lynch, Sam Terrio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SF) Steven Hughes, Elmer Allen | |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Woodbury (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Kincaid (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Goldston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Green and he's fouled by William Goldston - foul #2 on William Goldston, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:20 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Young scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Goldston | 49-40 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Green | 49-43 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Sean Wesson tips it home | 51-43 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is hacked by Sean Wesson - foul #3 on Sean Wesson, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Madewell (PG), Tim Goodin (SF) James Woodbury, William Goldston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Lester Dietrich (PF), Domingo Salas (C) William Barber, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Tim Goodin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Tim Goodin scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas lays it in and the foul's on Tim Goodin - foul #1 on Tim Goodin, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury (PG), Jesse Lynch (SG), William Goldston (SF), Sam Terrio (PF), Tyrone Archuleta (C) James Madewell, Micheal Kincaid, Tim Goodin, Christopher Young, Sean Wesson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF) Brad Green | |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:46 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 53-46 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas misses the easy layup | 53-46 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:05 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury can't finish the layup | 53-46 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Lynch | 53-46 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | Leif Polinski takes the ball from Jesse Lynch | 53-46 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Tyrone Archuleta can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Woodbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Lynch (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goldston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Terrio (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Tyrone Archuleta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leif Polinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domingo Salas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Dietrich (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Leif Polinski | 53-48 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:35 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lester Dietrich | 53-51 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Madewell (PG), Micheal Kincaid (SG), Tim Goodin (SF), Christopher Young (PF), Sean Wesson (C) James Woodbury, Jesse Lynch, William Goldston, Sam Terrio, Tyrone Archuleta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), William Barber (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, Leif Polinski, Elmer Allen, Domingo Salas, Lester Dietrich | |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is denied on a layup by Sean Wesson | 53-51 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Goolsby | 53-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | William Barber blows the layup but he's hacked by Tim Goodin - foul #2 on Tim Goodin, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Young snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | James Madewell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | William Barber pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brad Green, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 04:29 | Western Kentucky | Tim Goodin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | William Barber buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brad Green | 53-53 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Micheal Kincaid scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | William Barber grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Madewell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Kincaid (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tim Goodin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wesson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Green | 56-55 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury (PG), Jesse Lynch (SG), William Goldston (SF), Sam Terrio (PF) James Madewell, Micheal Kincaid, Tim Goodin, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Elmer Allen (SF) Brad Green, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-55 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is hacked by Sam Terrio - foul #2 on Sam Terrio, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 58-57 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Travis Goolsby | 58-60 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Goolsby | 58-60 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Woodbury - foul #2 on James Woodbury, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Lynch clanks a floater from the left side | 58-61 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Sean Wesson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-61 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sam Terrio | 61-61 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | James Woodbury steals it from Elmer Allen | 61-61 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | William Goldston lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Woodbury | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses the floater from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Steven Hughes is called for the reach on James Woodbury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Hughes, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio is fouled on the floor by Steven Hughes - foul #2 on Steven Hughes, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Sam Terrio misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gail Tuten, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Young (PF) Sam Terrio | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hughes - foul #3 on Steven Hughes, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | James Woodbury makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |