| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Matthew Beaulieu (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Calvin Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Baskin (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Yoakum (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | John Carson inbounds the ball | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Ganey - foul #3 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (SF) Thomas Ganey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 19:39 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Walter Martinson | 40-48 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu hits the easy wide open finger roll | 42-48 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | John Carson can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Hill and he's hacked by Daniel Warner - foul #2 on Daniel Warner, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (C) Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), Peter Eckles (SG), George Williams (SF), Joe Durkin (PF), Brian Chowansky (C) Daniel Warner, Calvin Keeler, John Carson, Stanley Baskin, William Yoakum | |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | George Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Robert Simpkins (C) Stanley Shimer, Matthew Beaulieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Gillett and he's fouled by Joe Durkin - foul #2 on Joe Durkin, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Luis Gillett, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Hall - foul #2 on Albert Hall, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin (PF) Brian Chowansky | |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | John Villela buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Hall | 50-50 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Simpkins | 50-50 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | John Villela's pass is intercepted by Peter Eckles | 50-50 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | George Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-50 |
| 16:15 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Robert Simpkins swats the layup by George Williams | 50-50 |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randall Artis | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Hall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Popovich (tiring) 3 pts. C - Robert Simpkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Randall Artis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Eckles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - George Williams (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Baskin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Joe Durkin (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Peter Eckles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Eckles, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Walter Martinson (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), Calvin Keeler (SG), John Carson (SF), Brian Chowansky (PF), William Yoakum (C) Randall Artis, Peter Eckles, George Williams, Stanley Baskin, Joe Durkin | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson tips it home | 52-53 |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum is hacked by Walter Martinson - foul #2 on Walter Martinson, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Walter Martinson swats the short shot by Daniel Warner | 52-53 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson knocks in the runner in the paint | 54-53 |
| 14:16 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Daniel Warner | 54-55 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson travels in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (PF) Matthew Beaulieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere (SF), Stanley Baskin (PF) John Carson, Brian Chowansky | |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere scores on a turnaround from the left block | 54-57 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stanley Shimer | 57-57 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Hill steps in front of the William Yoakum pass | 57-57 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Calvin Keeler is called for the reach on Stanley Shimer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Keeler, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Matthew Beaulieu (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), John Carson (SF) Daniel Warner, Leroy Lariviere | |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Curtis Cook | 62-57 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stanley Baskin, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Curtis Cook, Albert Hall, Thomas Ganey, Matthew Beaulieu, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles (SG), Brian Chowansky (C) Calvin Keeler, William Yoakum | |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer loses the dribble to John Carson in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin buries a turnaround in the paint | 62-59 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Chowansky - foul #2 on Brian Chowansky, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF) Robert Engelberg | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin (C) Stanley Baskin | |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 12:02 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | John Carson misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Villela - foul #2 on John Villela, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG) Randall Artis | |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Villela (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Eckles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Durkin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Chowansky (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-61 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Luis Gillett | 63-61 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | John Villela buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 66-61 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | John Carson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Warner | 66-64 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Peter Eckles is called for the reach on Stanley Shimer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Eckles, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Robert Hill (C) Luis Gillett, John Villela, Robert Simpkins, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), Calvin Keeler (SG), Leroy Lariviere (SF), Stanley Baskin (PF), William Yoakum (C) Daniel Warner, Peter Eckles, John Carson, Joe Durkin, Brian Chowansky | |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stanley Shimer - foul #1 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG) Stanley Shimer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Keeler - foul #4 on Calvin Keeler, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles (SG) Calvin Keeler | |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 09:58 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin misses long on a shot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin grabs the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Peter Eckles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Eckles, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF) Curtis Cook | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Williams (SG) Peter Eckles | |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 09:06 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin blows the layup | 72-66 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Richard Popovich (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Matthew Beaulieu, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), John Carson (SF) George Williams, Leroy Lariviere | |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-66 |
| 08:35 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum gets the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | John Carson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-66 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 72-66 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the tip | 72-66 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 07:33 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner is hacked by Thomas Ganey - foul #4 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Stanley Shimer, Richard Popovich, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler (SG), George Williams (SF), Brian Chowansky (PF), Joe Durkin (C) Randall Artis, John Carson, Stanley Baskin, William Yoakum | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Ganey (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Beaulieu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Keeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Chowansky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Durkin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner is fouled on the floor by Matthew Beaulieu - foul #1 on Matthew Beaulieu, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) Thomas Ganey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 07:01 | Western Michigan | George Williams gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | George Williams misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Villela - foul #3 on John Villela, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, John Villela, Matthew Beaulieu, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere (SF) Daniel Warner | |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | George Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG) George Williams | |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere double dribbles | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Yoakum (C) Brian Chowansky | |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Lariviere swats the short shot by Walter Martinson | 72-68 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill hits the follow up shot | 74-68 |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook scores on a floater from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis can't finish the layup | 76-68 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Calvin Keeler | 76-68 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Robert Engelberg steals the ball from Randall Artis | 76-68 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-68 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Shimer - foul #2 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), John Villela (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Curtis Cook, Stanley Shimer, Robert Engelberg, Robert Hill, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles (PG), George Williams (SF), Stanley Baskin (PF), Brian Chowansky (C) Randall Artis, Leroy Lariviere, Joe Durkin, William Yoakum | |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Beaulieu | 78-69 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu jams it on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles loses the ball out of bounds | 80-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF) Matthew Beaulieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), John Carson (SF) Calvin Keeler, George Williams | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is hacked by Peter Eckles - foul #5 on Peter Eckles, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler (SG) Peter Eckles | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Richard Popovich (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Keeler (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Baskin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Chowansky (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler can't finish the layup | 82-69 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 82-69 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Keeler - foul #5 on Calvin Keeler, team foul #11 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Robert Hill (C) Richard Popovich, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Williams (SG) Calvin Keeler | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 02:47 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner loses the ball out of bounds | 84-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) John Villela | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Yoakum (C) Brian Chowansky | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 84-69 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner grabs the board | 84-69 |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | John Carson is hacked by Thomas Ganey - foul #5 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #10 | 84-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), John Villela (SF), Richard Popovich (C) Luis Gillett, Thomas Ganey, Matthew Beaulieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), Joe Durkin (PF), Brian Chowansky (C) Daniel Warner, Stanley Baskin, William Yoakum | |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Randall Artis is called for the reach on Curtis Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Artis, team foul #12 | 84-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu (PF) John Villela | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), Stanley Baskin (PF) George Williams, Brian Chowansky | |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook makes the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Stanley Baskin | 85-71 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #11 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF) Matthew Beaulieu | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Williams (SF), Brian Chowansky (C) John Carson, Stanley Baskin | |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner misses the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Villela | 87-72 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Curtis Cook steals the ball from George Williams | 87-72 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins (C) Curtis Cook | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere (SF) Daniel Warner | |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-72 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Brian Chowansky pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Brian Chowansky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Hall | 89-72 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Albert Hall picks off the pass by Randall Artis in the backcourt | 89-72 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Villela runs out the clock | 89-72 |