| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Luiz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Markey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bottomley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gullette (fresh) PF - Stephen Eley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bottomley | 25-39 |
| 19:32 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Eley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | David Hurt is called for the reach on Kenneth Gullette - foul #3 on David Hurt, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves (PF) David Hurt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley lays it in on a great pass from Jon Hamm and he's hacked by Earl Walters - foul #3 on Earl Walters, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt (SG) Earl Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley misses the free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 18:18 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea is fouled on the floor by Christopher Markey - foul #3 on Christopher Markey, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer (PG) Christopher Markey | |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea is fouled on the floor by John Oppenheimer - foul #1 on John Oppenheimer, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt's pass is intercepted by John Oppenheimer | 25-41 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley misses the shot in the lane | 25-41 |
| 17:29 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 17:24 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marc Rhea | 27-41 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Marc Rhea steps in front of the Kenneth Gullette pass | 27-41 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves's pass is intercepted by John Oppenheimer | 27-41 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Oppenheimer | 27-43 |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Stephen Eley steps in front of the Richard Steinfeldt pass | 27-43 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley is hacked by James Luiz - foul #1 on James Luiz, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin (PG), Timothy Corey (SG), Peter Dumont (PF), Carlos Street (C) Marc Rhea, Elmer Frost, Richard Reeves, James Luiz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins (SF), Albert Leak (PF), Paul Ziler (C) Kenneth Gullette, Stephen Eley, Jon Hamm | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Albert Leak comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-43 |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Carlos Street | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Corey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) C - Carlos Street (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Oppenheimer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bottomley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Albert Leak (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Ziler (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-43 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Earl Walters (SG), David Hurt (PF) Richard Steinfeldt, Carlos Street | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey (PG) John Oppenheimer | |
| 15:08 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey misses long on a shot from the left side | 27-43 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | David Hurt tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-43 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ziler | 29-43 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Bottomley | 29-45 |
| 14:21 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-45 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley loses the dribble to Ernest McCalpin | 31-45 |
| 13:45 | Western Carolina | Earl Walters makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Markey | 33-47 |
| 13:05 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Ziler | 33-49 |
| 12:21 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont misses the lay-in | 33-49 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Albert Leak grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 33-49 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | David Hurt grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Timothy Corey, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea (PG), Richard Steinfeldt (SG), Elmer Frost (SF), Richard Reeves (PF), James Luiz (C) Timothy Corey, Earl Walters, Ernest McCalpin, David Hurt, Peter Dumont | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer (SG), Kenneth Gullette (SF), Stephen Eley (PF), Jon Hamm (C) David Bottomley, Jack Hawkins, Albert Leak, Paul Ziler | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Reeves (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Luiz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Markey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Oppenheimer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Gullette (fresh) PF - Stephen Eley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Hamm (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-49 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Eley tips it back up and in | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 11:00 | Western Carolina | James Luiz tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 10:43 | Western Carolina | James Luiz snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:32 | Western Carolina | James Luiz can't finish the layup | 35-51 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Eley | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:05 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt is fouled on the floor by John Oppenheimer - foul #2 on John Oppenheimer, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Earl Walters (SG), David Hurt (PF) Richard Steinfeldt, Richard Reeves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:49 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea is denied on a layup by Stephen Eley | 35-53 |
| 09:47 | Western Carolina | David Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | James Luiz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 35-53 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm grabs the board | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Markey | 35-55 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Eley loses the dribble to Elmer Frost | 35-55 |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | David Hurt connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Walters | 37-55 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm is fouled on the floor by James Luiz - foul #2 on James Luiz, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin (PG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF), Richard Reeves (PF), Peter Dumont (C) Marc Rhea, Elmer Frost, David Hurt, James Luiz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley (SG), Jack Hawkins (SF), Wayne Whipple (PF), Albert Leak (C) Christopher Markey, Kenneth Gullette, Stephen Eley, Jon Hamm | |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ernest McCalpin and the foul's on Wayne Whipple - foul #1 on Wayne Whipple, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (SG) Earl Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler (C) John Oppenheimer | |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-55 |
| 07:27 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Dumont | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Corey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bottomley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Whipple (fresh) PF - Albert Leak (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Ziler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Albert Leak | 40-55 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:52 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Peter Dumont | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost (SF), David Hurt (PF) Timothy Corey, Peter Dumont | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Eley (PF), Jon Hamm (C) Albert Leak, Paul Ziler | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt is hacked by Wayne Whipple - foul #2 on Wayne Whipple, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey (PG) Wayne Whipple | |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost is hacked by Jon Hamm - foul #2 on Jon Hamm, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Earl Walters (SG), James Luiz (C) Richard Steinfeldt, Richard Reeves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 42-55 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Bottomley | 42-55 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Eley hits a shot near the basket | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Jack Hawkins picks off the pass by David Hurt | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-57 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Eley grabs the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins misses the easy layup | 42-57 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Markey | 42-59 |
| 04:15 | Western Carolina | Stephen Eley is called for the reach on David Hurt - foul #1 on Stephen Eley, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Richard Steinfeldt (SG), Peter Dumont (SF), Richard Reeves (C) Ernest McCalpin, Earl Walters, Elmer Frost, James Luiz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer (PG), Wayne Whipple (SF), Albert Leak (PF), Paul Ziler (C) Christopher Markey, David Bottomley, Stephen Eley, Jon Hamm | |
| 04:15 | Western Carolina | David Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:15 | Western Carolina | David Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Peter Dumont is called for the reach on Jack Hawkins - foul #1 on Peter Dumont, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carlos Street (C) David Hurt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Corey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlos Street (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Oppenheimer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Whipple (fresh) PF - Albert Leak (fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Ziler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont is whistled for a carry | 43-59 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Oppenheimer | 43-61 |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | John Oppenheimer steals it from Peter Dumont | 43-61 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer lays it up and in | 43-63 |
| 02:37 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Dumont | 46-63 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Steinfeldt - foul #3 on Richard Steinfeldt, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Baker (PF) Richard Reeves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:03 | Western Carolina | Jack Hawkins picks off the pass by Mark Baker | 46-65 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Ziler and the foul's on Peter Dumont - foul #2 on Peter Dumont, team foul #8 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin (PG), Richard Reeves (PF) Mark Baker, Carlos Street | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins misses the free throw | 46-67 |
| 01:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin is hacked by Jack Hawkins - foul #2 on Jack Hawkins, team foul #8 | 46-67 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey buries a floater from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Leak | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont scores on a runner from close range set up by Ernest McCalpin | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Albert Leak is hacked by Richard Reeves - foul #1 on Richard Reeves, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Albert Leak makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Albert Leak makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont can't connect on a floater from close range | 51-71 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin gets the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-71 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont misses the tip | 51-71 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Albert Leak grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer runs out the clock | 51-71 |