A close 14-6 halftime score began to break open when Hilltopper tailback Lerron Moore recorded a rushing touchdown with 7:54 left in the third quarter. Moore finished the game with 65 rushing yards on 16 carries.

Enjoying a 3-for-3 day on field goals, sophomore kicker Kyle Hooper connected on his third attempt of the contest inching ISU back to within two scores at 21-9 with 3:13 remaining in the third quarter. WKU's Chris James answered as the period ended with a 31-yarder of his own stretching the Hilltopper advantage out to 24-9.

The 'Toppers were able to take advantage of great field position at the 50 following a punt return, reaching the end zone in just two plays as quarterback Justin Haddix hit Earl Clayton for a 53-yard touchdown pass. The score gave WKU a 31-9 lead with 12:59 remaining.

Haddix recorded a career-best 276 passing yards while wide receiver Maurace Perkins topped the 100 receiving yards mark for the third time this season, recording 108 -- the first time since 1995 that a Hilltopper has accomplished that feat.

ISU had its own 100-yard receiver as Sam Logan caught 10 passes for 114 yards. Logan became the first Sycamore since Rodney Porter in 1989 to catch at least 10 in a game. Logan's day is the third time he has eclipsed the 100-yard mark this season -- the first time a Sycamore has laid claim to that feat since Steve Emlinger had four 100-yard games in 1988.

ISU's sophomore quarterback Phillip Johnson likewise had an outstanding outing on a rainy evening as he amassed 204 yards through the air, on a 22-for-34 effort. Jake Shields paced the Sycamores on the ground with 81 yards.

WKU opened the scoring with 3:52 left in the first quarter when Moore scooted through an opening in the middle of the field for an eight-yard touchdown run. They expanded the advantage to 14 when Stephen Willis burst over the top for a one-yard score with 11:35 left in the first half.

ISU received the break it needed with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter after being stopped by the Topper defense in three plays. Freshman Brandon Anweiler's punt was muffed by WKU's Dennis Mitchell and recovered by freshman Courtney Reese at the Western 16. After three plays, Hooper connected on a 29-yard field goal to inch ISU closer at 14-3.

The contest became a one possession affair with 1:38 left before the intermission when Hooper hit his second field goal of the contest, a 40-yarder, making the score 14-6.