| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 35-31 |
| 19:45 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry tips it home | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett tips it home | 37-35 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #3 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG) Thomas Whitley | |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Alan Henry | 38-37 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Barry Morgan - foul #3 on Barry Morgan, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Brian Gray | 43-39 |
| 17:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 43-41 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 45-41 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), John Wynn (C) Jesse Sartori, Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Edward Holm (PF), Willie Marriott (C) Clayton Williams, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF) Nolan Gasper, Willie Marriott | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Arnold Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 47-41 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits a shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan is hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #4 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG) Thomas Whitley | |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-43 |
| 14:42 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:54 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Christopher Ismail is denied by John Wynn | 47-45 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 49-45 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jesse Sartori | 49-45 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | Jesse Sartori picks off the pass by Nolan Gasper in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray lays it in set up by Jesse Sartori | 51-45 |
| 12:05 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Russell Brown | 51-48 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Nolan Gasper steps in front of the Luis Gillett pass | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Gillett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Iglesias (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Russell Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Holm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown is hacked by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Robert Sand (PF), Arnold Logan (C) Jesse Sartori, Luis Gillett, Brian Gray, John Wynn, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail, Edward Holm | |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Gillman | 51-50 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Hall and he's hacked by Alan Henry - foul #2 on Alan Henry, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arnold Logan - foul #2 on Arnold Logan, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer banks in the layup | 56-51 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Shimer | 59-53 |
| 09:46 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Sartori - foul #3 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG) Nolan Gasper | |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | John Gillman is called for the reach on Marcos Ruiz - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses the dunk attempt | 59-53 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand's layup is rejected by John Gillman | 59-53 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 59-53 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry lays it in set up by Robert Plunkett | 61-58 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Plunkett - foul #1 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (SG), Brian Gray (SF) Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Edward Holm (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Holm | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is called for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Arnold Logan (SF), John Wynn (C) Jesse Sartori, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan double dribbles | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (SF) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Whitley - foul #5 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG) Luis Gillett, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SG), Alan Henry (C) Thomas Whitley, Christopher Ismail | |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 64-58 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 64-58 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown travels with the ball | 64-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG) Robert Plunkett | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the finger roll | 64-60 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Arnold Logan | 66-60 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias is whistled for a carry | 66-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF) Jesse Sartori, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Edward Holm (C) Russell Iglesias, Russell Brown, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Sand | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nolan Gasper | 69-63 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm loses the ball out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SG) Clayton Williams | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses short on a floater from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG) Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Alan Henry (C) Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Nolan Gasper - foul #3 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 73-66 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams is denied on a layup by Barry Morgan | 73-66 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper snags the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Shimer steals the ball from Clayton Williams | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is hacked by Nolan Gasper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (PF) Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #3 on Brian Gray, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (PF) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett grabs the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz is hacked by Clayton Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Williams, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (PF) Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Williams - foul #2 on Clayton Williams, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (PF) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the board | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clayton Williams | 76-72 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Nolan Gasper is called for the reach on Jesse Sartori in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #13 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG) Nolan Gasper | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Shimer steals the ball from Clayton Williams | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz is hacked by Clayton Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Williams, team foul #14 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 80-72 |