| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Ybarra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damek Zissler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| 19:24 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 19:22 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee misses the jumper from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Mark Tee | 34-39 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harvey Graves | 34-39 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra is fouled on the floor by Sherman Ham - foul #2 on Sherman Ham, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 36-40 |
| 17:33 | Western Kentucky | William Goff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on William Goff - foul #1 on William Goff, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt (SF), Carlos Ortiz (PF) Joseph Brown, Damek Zissler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd (PF) William Goff | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Larry Boyd steals it from Michael Powell | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Russell Platt picks off the pass by Mark Tee | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Ybarra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Conners (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Ortiz (fresh) C - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Ortiz - foul #1 on Carlos Ortiz, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG), Richard Babin (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Damek Zissler (PF) Thomas Ybarra, Albert Conners, Russell Platt, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Mack (PG), Teodoro Russo (SG), William Goff (PF) Sherman Ham, Harvey Graves, Mark Tee | |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Reeves swats the layup by Damek Zissler | 43-42 |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mack | 43-45 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | William Mack picks off the pass by Richard Babin | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | William Mack banks in the layup | 43-47 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown tips it in | 45-47 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd hits the finger roll | 45-49 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Boyd steals the ball from Damek Zissler | 45-49 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | William Mack double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners (SG), Russell Platt (SF), Michael Powell (C) Richard Babin, Joseph Brown, Carlos Ortiz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham (PG), Harvey Graves (SG), Mark Tee (SF), Casimir Stachurski (PF), Billy Lal (C) William Mack, Teodoro Russo, Larry Boyd, William Goff, Leroy Reeves | |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Damek Zissler | 48-49 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Billy Lal hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sherman Ham | 48-51 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 48-51 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves grabs the board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Sealey (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Platt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damek Zissler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casimir Stachurski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Lal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sherman Ham | 48-53 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Spencer (PF) Damek Zissler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham is hacked by Michael Powell - foul #2 on Michael Powell, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra (PG) Jerry Sealey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Goff (PF) Billy Lal | |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham lays it in | 48-55 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Goff | 48-55 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham tips it but misses | 48-55 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | William Spencer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ybarra | 51-55 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham is hacked by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Damek Zissler (PF), Carlos Ortiz (C) Thomas Ybarra, Russell Platt, William Spencer, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo (SG) Harvey Graves | |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | William Goff lays it in set up by Sherman Ham and the foul's on Damek Zissler - foul #1 on Damek Zissler, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | William Goff makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Teodoro Russo takes the ball from Carlos Ortiz | 51-58 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-58 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler can't throw it down but he's fouled by William Goff - foul #2 on William Goff, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra (SG), Michael Powell (C) Albert Conners, Carlos Ortiz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Mack (PG), Harvey Graves (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Leroy Reeves (C) Sherman Ham, Mark Tee, William Goff, Casimir Stachurski | |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | William Mack is hacked by Jerry Sealey - foul #4 on Jerry Sealey, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin (SG), Carlos Ortiz (PF) Jerry Sealey, Damek Zissler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves travels with the ball | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee (SF) Teodoro Russo | |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | William Mack gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Ybarra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Babin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Ortiz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Graves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Mack | 53-61 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Mark Tee steps in front of the Richard Babin pass | 53-61 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-61 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd misses the easy layup | 53-63 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Reeves | 53-63 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-66 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Sealey (PG), Albert Conners (SG), Russell Platt (SF), Damek Zissler (PF) Thomas Ybarra, Richard Babin, Joseph Brown, Carlos Ortiz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham (PG), William Goff (PF) William Mack, Larry Boyd | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Albert Conners misses the tip | 53-66 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 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) | |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | William Goff travels with the ball | 53-66 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Russell Platt | 55-66 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves is whistled for a carry | 55-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz (C) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo (SG), Casimir Stachurski (C) Harvey Graves, Leroy Reeves | |
| 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) | |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler is hacked by William Goff - foul #3 on William Goff, team foul #4 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown (SF) Russell Platt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Sealey | 58-66 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo is fouled on the floor by Albert Conners - foul #3 on Albert Conners, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Goff | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Sealey (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Conners (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Damek Zissler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Teodoro Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Goff (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Casimir Stachurski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Tee | 58-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Casimir Stachurski swats the dunk try by Carlos Ortiz | 58-69 |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | William Goff snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Carlos Ortiz | 58-69 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler misses the jumper from the right side | 58-69 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ortiz misses the tip | 58-69 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Goff | 58-69 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Powell (C) Carlos Ortiz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves (SG), Leroy Reeves (C) Teodoro Russo, Casimir Stachurski | |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves makes the 3 from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler loses the dribble to Leroy Reeves | 58-72 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Goff | 58-74 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Damek Zissler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Sealey | 61-74 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | William Goff misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Damek Zissler - foul #2 on Damek Zissler, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra (PG), Richard Babin (SG), Russell Platt (SF), Carlos Ortiz (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Sealey, Albert Conners, Joseph Brown, Damek Zissler, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Mack (PG), Teodoro Russo (SG), Larry Boyd (SF), Casimir Stachurski (C) Sherman Ham, Harvey Graves, Mark Tee, Leroy Reeves | |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | William Goff misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | William Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ybarra misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-75 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Goff | 61-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | William Mack misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Russell Platt pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Babin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | William Mack runs out the clock | 64-75 |