| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nole McNaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommie Slawson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randal Callis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Duff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Paul Clayton blocks the jumper by Dexter Keith | 20-35 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Gaddis steals the ball from Glen Riggs | 20-35 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Duff | 20-38 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-38 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith loses the dribble to Tommie Slawson | 20-38 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randal Callis | 23-38 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-38 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson tips it home | 25-38 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Fedler | 25-40 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson is fouled on the floor by Robert Duff - foul #3 on Robert Duff, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Nole McNaney, Glen Riggs, Tommie Slawson, Randal Callis, Paul Clayton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Bradley Morgan (PF) Dexter Keith, Jerome Gaddis | |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Richard Canaday is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (PG) Richard Canaday | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Duff picks off the pass by Brandon Yonakor | 25-40 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff hits the finger roll | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Al Chapman (fresh) SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) SF - Brandon Yonakor (fresh) PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) C - Michael Barry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Duff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman is fouled on the floor by Bradley Morgan - foul #1 on Bradley Morgan, team foul #2 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney (PG) Al Chapman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG) Robert Duff | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney scores on a 3 from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 15:17 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan lays it up and in and the foul's on Brandon Yonakor - foul #2 on Brandon Yonakor, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis (PF) Sherman Colmenero | |
| 15:17 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Morgan | 28-45 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler loses the ball out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs (SG), Tommie Slawson (SF), Randal Callis (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Peter Weaver, Brandon Yonakor, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 28-45 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton snags the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Randal Callis blows the layup | 28-45 |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver (PG) Nole McNaney | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff (SG), Sherman Colmenero (C) James Nichols, Bradley Morgan | |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Clayton | 30-45 |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Fedler | 30-47 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton misses the easy layup | 30-47 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs connects on the jumper near the basket | 32-47 |
| 12:50 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Gaddis | 32-50 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 34-50 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Duff | 34-52 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Sherman Colmenero - foul #2 on Sherman Colmenero, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney (PG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Nelson Creech (PF) Glen Riggs, Tommie Slawson, Randal Callis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Bradley Morgan (PF) Dexter Keith, Jerome Gaddis | |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nole McNaney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Yonakor (fresh) PF - Nelson Creech (fresh) C - Paul Clayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Duff (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan is denied on a layup by Brandon Yonakor | 36-52 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Clayton | 36-52 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Weaver and he's hacked by Lawrence Fedler - foul #2 on Lawrence Fedler, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Barry (C) Paul Clayton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols is whistled for traveling | 39-52 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Yonakor | 41-52 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero jams it on a nice dish by Lawrence Fedler and he's hacked by Michael Barry - foul #1 on Michael Barry, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs (SG) Peter Weaver | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG), Jerome Gaddis (PF) Robert Duff, Bradley Morgan | |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor misses the easy layup | 41-55 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Nelson Creech tips it home | 43-55 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sherman Colmenero | 43-58 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Fedler picks off the pass by Nole McNaney | 43-58 |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero tips it in | 43-60 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor tips it back up and in | 45-60 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nelson Creech - foul #2 on Nelson Creech, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (PG), Peter Weaver (SG), Tommie Slawson (SF), Randal Callis (PF), Paul Clayton (C) Nole McNaney, Glen Riggs, Brandon Yonakor, Nelson Creech, Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff (SG) James Nichols | |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Paul Clayton makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Al Chapman | 47-62 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 07:47 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Duff | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Al Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie Slawson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randal Callis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Clayton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Duff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-64 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero connects on the shot from the right block set up by Dexter Keith | 47-66 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Slawson misses the lay-in | 47-66 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-66 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis travels with the ball | 47-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney (PG), Glen Riggs (SG), Brandon Yonakor (SF), Nelson Creech (PF), Michael Barry (C) Al Chapman, Peter Weaver, Tommie Slawson, Randal Callis, Paul Clayton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Bradley Morgan (C) Lawrence Fedler, Sherman Colmenero | |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-66 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Glen Riggs is called for the reach on Robert Duff - foul #3 on Glen Riggs, team foul #4 | 47-66 |
| 05:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Nichols | 47-69 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Glen Riggs drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Barry | 50-69 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Duff | 50-71 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Nole McNaney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 04:39 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Brandon Yonakor - foul #3 on Brandon Yonakor, team foul #5 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday (PG), Peter Weaver (SG) Nole McNaney, Glen Riggs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero (SF) James Nichols | |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the free throw | 50-74 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Barry | 53-74 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden (C) Nelson Creech | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler (SF) Bradley Morgan | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Canaday (fresh) SG - Peter Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Yonakor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Barry (fresh) C - Jonathan Crittenden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Duff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerome Gaddis (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-74 |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero clanks a runner from close range | 53-74 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero tips it but misses | 53-74 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Crittenden snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman (PG), Nelson Creech (PF) Brandon Yonakor, Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG) Dexter Keith | |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Crittenden - foul #1 on Jonathan Crittenden, team foul #6 | 53-74 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-76 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nichols | 53-79 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Weaver | 56-79 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero banks in the layup set up by James Nichols | 56-81 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Canaday scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Crittenden | 59-81 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-81 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Peter Weaver pulls down the rebound | 59-81 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Al Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Yonakor (SF), Michael Barry (C) Al Chapman, Jonathan Crittenden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG) James Nichols | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith runs out the clock | 59-81 |