| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Keithley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Oliver (fresh) SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Jantz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley inbounds the ball | 37-21 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley loses the dribble to Jonathan Jantz | 37-21 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Brewer - foul #2 on George Brewer, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Dames (C) Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Taylor | 40-25 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | James Dames blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Sullivan | 40-25 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Oliver | 40-25 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Lewis Keithley - foul #1 on Lewis Keithley, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Nathan Teske (SF), Zachary Carrara (PF), Steve Williams (C) George Brewer, Lewis Keithley, Monroe Matthies, James Dames | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 40-25 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan can't tip it in | 40-25 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney's layup is rejected by Jonathan Jantz | 40-25 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Zachary Carrara tips it but misses | 40-25 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Cooley picks off the pass by Herbert Taylor | 40-25 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darrick Chaney | 43-25 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-25 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Zachary Carrara misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-25 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Teske | 43-25 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney is hacked by James Oliver - foul #1 on James Oliver, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Lewis Keithley (SF), Monroe Matthies (PF), James Dames (C) Darrick Chaney, Nathan Teske, Zachary Carrara, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG), Derrick Gould (SG), Steve Mae (SF), Allen Fox (PF), Jerome Thoreson (C) Herbert Taylor, James Oliver, Arthur Smith, Jonathan Jantz, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Keithley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dames (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Milton (fresh) SG - Derrick Gould (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Mae (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Fox (fresh) C - Jerome Thoreson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Brewer | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | James Milton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steve Mae | 46-28 |
| 15:21 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Brewer | 48-28 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-31 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Cooley | 51-31 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Cooley is called for the reach on James Milton - foul #3 on Raymond Cooley, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams (C) James Dames | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (PG), Jonathan Jantz (PF), Nicholas Sullivan (C) Derrick Gould, Allen Fox, Jerome Thoreson | |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-31 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan misses the tip | 51-31 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steve Williams | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Milton - foul #2 on James Milton, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Dames (C) Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Oliver (SG), Arthur Smith (SF) James Milton, Steve Mae | |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Taylor | 52-33 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | James Dames tips it home | 54-33 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams (C) Monroe Matthies | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG) Herbert Taylor | |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley misses the dunk attempt | 54-33 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | James Milton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Smith | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Keithley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Williams (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Milton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Jantz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | James Dames misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams gets the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Jantz takes the ball from Steve Williams | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Jonathan Jantz - foul #1 on Jonathan Jantz, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Nathan Teske (SF), Monroe Matthies (PF), Zachary Carrara (C) George Brewer, Lewis Keithley, James Dames, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (PG), Derrick Gould (SG), Steve Mae (SF), Allen Fox (PF), Jerome Thoreson (C) James Milton, James Oliver, Arthur Smith, Jonathan Jantz, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Cooley | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Zachary Carrara gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Teske steals the ball from Derrick Gould | 56-39 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Allen Fox - foul #2 on Allen Fox, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Lewis Keithley (SF), Steve Williams (C) Darrick Chaney, Nathan Teske, Zachary Carrara | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Oliver (SG), Nicholas Sullivan (C) Derrick Gould, Jerome Thoreson | |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-42 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 58-42 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver is hacked by Raymond Cooley - foul #4 on Raymond Cooley, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske (SG), James Dames (C) Raymond Cooley, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith (SF), Jonathan Jantz (PF) Steve Mae, Allen Fox | |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-42 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Monroe Matthies | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Teske (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lewis Keithley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Matthies (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Jantz (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-42 |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | James Dames gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Lewis Keithley | 60-42 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver is fouled on the floor by Nathan Teske - foul #1 on Nathan Teske, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Raymond Cooley (SG), Steve Williams (C) George Brewer, Lewis Keithley, James Dames | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG), Derrick Gould (SG), Allen Fox (C) Herbert Taylor, James Oliver, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Derrick Gould | 60-44 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Jantz - foul #2 on Jonathan Jantz, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Lewis Keithley (SF) Darrick Chaney, Nathan Teske | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox connects on the open runner from close range | 60-46 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer misses the tip | 60-46 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | James Milton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lewis Keithley | 62-46 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz misses the floater from the right side | 62-46 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Jantz snags the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Nathan Teske (SF), James Dames (PF) George Brewer, Lewis Keithley, Monroe Matthies | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (PG), James Oliver (SG), Nicholas Sullivan (C) James Milton, Derrick Gould, Allen Fox | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Smith misses the floater from the right side | 62-46 |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steve Williams | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Darrick Chaney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Teske (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dames (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Williams (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Jantz (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | James Oliver steps in front of the Darrick Chaney pass | 62-46 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver banks in the layup | 62-48 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | James Dames lays it in | 64-48 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-51 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | James Dames makes the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Herbert Taylor - foul #1 on Herbert Taylor, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (SF), Zachary Carrara (C) Raymond Cooley, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Milton (PG), Derrick Gould (SG), Steve Mae (SF), Allen Fox (PF), Jerome Thoreson (C) Herbert Taylor, James Oliver, Arthur Smith, Jonathan Jantz, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | James Dames makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould misses long on a floater from the right side | 67-53 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Milton | 67-53 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Green is called for the reach on James Milton - foul #1 on Michael Green, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | James Dames swats the layup by Derrick Gould | 67-53 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | James Dames grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | James Dames blows the layup but the foul's on Allen Fox - foul #3 on Allen Fox, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | James Dames makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | James Dames makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Steve Mae drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | James Dames blows the layup | 69-56 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould connects on the 3 from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney runs out the clock | 69-59 |