| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Uresti (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Morneau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harris Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Sperry (fresh) PF - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Grover (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-34 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Hicks | 45-34 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine makes the shot from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters drills a floater from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Hicks | 47-39 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Maurice McCall takes the ball from Keith Walters | 47-39 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall loses the ball out of bounds | 47-39 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Morneau | 49-39 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Arthur Hicks is blocked by Harris Bishop | 49-39 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Curtis Tremaine - foul #2 on Curtis Tremaine, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-39 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Tremaine picks off the pass by Aaron Uresti | 52-39 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Maurice McCall and he's hacked by Aaron Uresti - foul #1 on Aaron Uresti, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope (SF), Joseph Rogue (PF) Brad Sperry, Arthur Hicks | |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch's floater is tipped away by Lyman Pope | 52-42 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Grover | 52-42 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Harris Bishop steals it from Joseph Rogue | 52-42 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Tremaine takes the ball from Aaron Uresti | 52-42 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope hits the finger roll set up by Curtis Tremaine | 52-44 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Uresti | 54-44 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Maurice McCall | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Uresti (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morneau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harris Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyman Pope (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Rogue (fresh) C - Edward Grover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti banks in the layup set up by John Morneau | 56-47 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 15:10 | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie (PG), Shawn Bradfield (SG), John Jones (SF), Jeff Gingerich (PF), Lawrence Yelverton (C) Keith Walters, Aaron Uresti, John Morneau, Thomas Welch, Harris Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan (PG), Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF) Maurice McCall, Curtis Tremaine, Edward Grover | |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan buries a floater from the right side | 56-49 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Rogue takes the ball from Jeff Gingerich | 56-49 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 56-49 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Brad Sperry is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on Brad Sperry, team foul #2 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti (SG), John Morneau (SF) Shawn Bradfield, John Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall (PG) Lyman Pope | |
| 12:57 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti is denied on a layup by Brad Sperry | 56-51 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice McCall | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Lavallie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Uresti (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morneau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Gingerich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Yelverton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Sheehan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Rogue (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-54 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Sheehan | 56-57 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Maurice McCall - foul #1 on Maurice McCall, team foul #3 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters (PG), Shawn Bradfield (SF), Harris Bishop (C) John Lavallie, John Morneau, Lawrence Yelverton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Henry Ratcliff (PG), Curtis Tremaine (SG), Lyman Pope (SF), Brian Wells (PF), Edward Grover (C) Maurice McCall, Edward Sheehan, Brad Sperry, Arthur Hicks, Joseph Rogue | |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover misses the tip | 58-59 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Curtis Tremaine - foul #3 on Curtis Tremaine, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch (PF) Jeff Gingerich | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Jones (SF) Aaron Uresti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall (PG) Henry Ratcliff | |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Bradfield | 61-59 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine misses the lay-in | 61-59 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-59 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti (SG), John Morneau (SF) Shawn Bradfield, John Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue (PF) Brian Wells | |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harris Bishop | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Uresti (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morneau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harris Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lyman Pope (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Rogue (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Grover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Western Kentucky | John Morneau scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Walters | 66-59 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti is hacked by Curtis Tremaine - foul #4 on Curtis Tremaine, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie (PG), Jeff Gingerich (C) Keith Walters, Harris Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF) Lyman Pope, Edward Grover | |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | John Morneau hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Gingerich | 69-61 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Gingerich blocks the short jumper by Curtis Tremaine | 69-61 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Uresti grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | John Morneau clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry lays it in and he's hacked by John Morneau - foul #1 on John Morneau, team foul #2 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Yelverton (C) Thomas Welch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Henry Ratcliff (PG), Edward Sheehan (SG) Maurice McCall, Curtis Tremaine | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-64 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich hits the follow up shot | 71-64 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue scores on a runner from the right block and he's hacked by John Morneau - foul #2 on John Morneau, team foul #3 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters (PG), Harris Bishop (C) John Lavallie, Lawrence Yelverton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope (SG), Edward Grover (C) Henry Ratcliff, Arthur Hicks | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gingerich makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Keith Walters | 73-67 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Keith Walters is called for the reach on Edward Sheehan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Walters, team foul #4 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall (PG), Curtis Tremaine (SG), Arthur Hicks (PF) Edward Sheehan, Lyman Pope, Joseph Rogue | |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Gingerich picks off the pass by Arthur Hicks | 73-67 |
| 04:42 | Western Kentucky | John Morneau clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-67 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry is hacked by Jeff Gingerich - foul #2 on Jeff Gingerich, team foul #5 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bradfield (SF), Thomas Welch (PF) John Morneau, Jeff Gingerich | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope (SF) Brad Sperry | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-67 |
| 04:01 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Keith Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Uresti (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Bradfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harris Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lyman Pope (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arthur Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Grover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie (PG), John Jones (SF) Keith Walters, Aaron Uresti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan (SG), Joseph Rogue (PF), Brian Wells (C) Curtis Tremaine, Arthur Hicks, Edward Grover | |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Lavallie | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Wells | 75-67 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters (PG), Aaron Uresti (SG), John Morneau (SF) John Lavallie, Shawn Bradfield, John Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine (SG), Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF), Edward Grover (C) Edward Sheehan, Lyman Pope, Joseph Rogue, Brian Wells | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-67 |
| 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) | |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Grover - foul #2 on Edward Grover, team foul #6 | 75-67 |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-67 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Welch snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop clanks a turnaround from the right block | 76-67 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop tips it in | 78-67 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice McCall | 78-70 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Keith Walters makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Aaron Uresti | 81-70 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Sperry | 81-70 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 81-70 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine grabs the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Welch | 81-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Harris Bishop connects on the runner near the basket | 83-70 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-70 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie (PG), Shawn Bradfield (SG), John Jones (SF), Jeff Gingerich (PF), Lawrence Yelverton (C) Keith Walters, Aaron Uresti, John Morneau, Thomas Welch, Harris Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Henry Ratcliff (PG), Edward Sheehan (SG), Lyman Pope (SF), Joseph Rogue (PF), Brian Wells (C) Maurice McCall, Curtis Tremaine, Brad Sperry, Arthur Hicks, Edward Grover | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | John Lavallie runs out the clock | 83-70 |