| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delmar White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nick Willett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonio Westervelt (fresh) 10 pts. C - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Mackay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Vick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) PF - John Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Robert Miller inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Nick Willett denies the turnaround by James Mackay | 39-39 |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:21 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 39-39 |
| 19:19 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt lays it up and in and the foul's on John Lawson - foul #2 on John Lawson, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:40 | Colorado State | Robert Miller throws it down set up by William Vick | 42-41 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | William Vick is called for the reach on Delmar White - foul #2 on William Vick, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Delmar White can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | Robert Miller grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 18:08 | Colorado State | James Mackay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton (SF) Bradley Miller | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton jams it on a nice dish by Nick Willett | 44-41 |
| 17:29 | Colorado State | Jamie Patton steps in front of the James Mackay pass | 44-41 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rowland - foul #1 on Kenneth Rowland, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson (PG), William Sucharzewski (SG), Albert Moreira (PF), Bobby Giesen (C) Delmar White, Nick Willett, Antonio Westervelt, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maurice Wingate (PG), Trevor Fromberg (SG), William Robinson (SF), Matthew Aubry (PF), John Dixon (C) James Mackay, William Vick, Robert Miller, John Lawson, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie Patton | 46-41 |
| 16:34 | Colorado State | John Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:15 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 16:12 | Colorado State | Matthew Aubry pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:58 | Colorado State | William Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edmund Anderson - foul #1 on Edmund Anderson, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nick Willett (SG), Bradley Miller (SF), Antonio Westervelt (PF) William Sucharzewski, Albert Moreira, Bobby Giesen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 15:58 | Colorado State | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:58 | Colorado State | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Willett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Antonio Westervelt (fresh) 13 pts. C - Jamie Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Maurice Wingate (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Fromberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Aubry (fresh) C - John Dixon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delmar White (PG), Thomas Davis (C) Edmund Anderson, Jamie Patton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Mackay (PG) Trevor Fromberg | |
| 15:28 | Colorado State | John Dixon hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Maurice Wingate | 46-45 |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | Maurice Wingate steals the ball from Nick Willett | 46-45 |
| 14:42 | Colorado State | James Mackay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 14:41 | Colorado State | John Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:22 | Colorado State | Nick Willett picks off the pass by Matthew Aubry | 46-45 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt makes the shot in the lane | 48-45 |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | Matthew Aubry scores on a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Antonio Westervelt - foul #3 on Antonio Westervelt, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson (PG), William Sucharzewski (SG), Jamie Patton (SF), Albert Moreira (PF), Bobby Giesen (C) Delmar White, Nick Willett, Bradley Miller, Antonio Westervelt, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Trevor Fromberg (PG), William Vick (SG), John Lawson (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) James Mackay, Maurice Wingate, William Robinson, John Dixon | |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | Matthew Aubry misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Aubry - foul #2 on Matthew Aubry, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Miller (SF) Matthew Aubry | |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | William Vick blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 13:17 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | William Sucharzewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:55 | Colorado State | John Lawson gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:49 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Vick | 49-51 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 49-51 |
| 12:36 | Colorado State | William Vick snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 12:32 | Colorado State | Trevor Fromberg travels with the ball | 49-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nick Willett (SG) William Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maurice Wingate (PG) Trevor Fromberg | |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Nick Willett and he's fouled by Robert Miller - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delmar White (PG), Thomas Davis (C) Edmund Anderson, Bobby Giesen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Mackay (PG) Maurice Wingate | |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 11:47 | Colorado State | John Lawson tips it home | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delmar White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nick Willett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Moreira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Mackay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Vick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Nick Willett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Vick - foul #3 on William Vick, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller (SF), Antonio Westervelt (PF) Jamie Patton, Albert Moreira | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maurice Wingate (SG) William Vick | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Nick Willett makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Nick Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | James Mackay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bradley Miller - foul #2 on Bradley Miller, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Robinson (SF), Matthew Aubry (PF), John Dixon (C) Robert Miller, John Lawson, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | James Mackay makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | James Mackay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Nick Willett | 55-55 |
| 10:28 | Colorado State | John Dixon is hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson (PG), William Sucharzewski (SG), Jamie Patton (SF), Bobby Giesen (C) Delmar White, Nick Willett, Bradley Miller, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Vick (SG) James Mackay | |
| 10:14 | Colorado State | William Vick is fouled on the floor by William Sucharzewski - foul #1 on William Sucharzewski, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 10:04 | Colorado State | Matthew Aubry buries a jump hook in the paint set up by William Vick | 55-57 |
| 09:50 | Western Illinois | Maurice Wingate picks off the pass by Edmund Anderson | 55-57 |
| 09:29 | Colorado State | William Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamie Patton | 55-57 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 09:00 | Colorado State | William Vick grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 08:56 | Colorado State | Matthew Aubry misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 08:54 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt misses long on a runner from the right block | 55-57 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | John Dixon snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Maurice Wingate knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Robinson | 55-59 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt's layup is rejected by Matthew Aubry | 55-59 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton tips it in | 57-59 |
| 07:51 | Colorado State | William Robinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maurice Wingate and he's fouled by Antonio Westervelt - foul #4 on Antonio Westervelt, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delmar White (PG), Nick Willett (SG), Bradley Miller (SF), Albert Moreira (PF), Thomas Davis (C) Edmund Anderson, William Sucharzewski, Jamie Patton, Antonio Westervelt, Bobby Giesen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Mackay (PG), Trevor Fromberg (SG), John Lawson (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) Maurice Wingate, William Vick, Matthew Aubry, John Dixon | |
| 07:51 | Colorado State | William Robinson misses the free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delmar White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nick Willett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Albert Moreira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Mackay (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Fromberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis is hacked by John Lawson - foul #3 on John Lawson, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Miller (SF) William Robinson | |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:04 | Colorado State | John Lawson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davis - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 07:04 | Colorado State | John Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:04 | Colorado State | John Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 06:22 | Colorado State | James Mackay connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Trevor Fromberg | 61-65 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Miller | 63-65 |
| 05:33 | Colorado State | John Lawson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Mackay | 63-67 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | John Lawson swats the short shot by Delmar White | 63-67 |
| 05:20 | Colorado State | Trevor Fromberg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Robert Miller scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Trevor Fromberg | 63-69 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Delmar White scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Davis | 65-69 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Robert Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 04:36 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:21 | Colorado State | Robert Miller knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-71 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | Trevor Fromberg is called for the reach on Nick Willett - foul #1 on Trevor Fromberg, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson (PG), Jamie Patton (SF), Antonio Westervelt (PF), Bobby Giesen (C) Delmar White, Bradley Miller, Albert Moreira, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maurice Wingate (PG), William Vick (SG), William Robinson (SF), Matthew Aubry (PF), John Dixon (C) James Mackay, Trevor Fromberg, Robert Miller, John Lawson, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | Nick Willett makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | Nick Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:42 | Colorado State | William Robinson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Willett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Patton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Westervelt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Giesen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Maurice Wingate (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Vick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Aubry (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Antonio Westervelt can't finish the layup | 67-71 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | John Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 03:23 | Colorado State | William Vick knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 67-73 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bobby Giesen, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Sucharzewski (SG) Nick Willett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | John Dixon misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Bobby Giesen - foul #3 on Bobby Giesen, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | John Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | John Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delmar White (PG), Thomas Davis (C) William Sucharzewski, Bobby Giesen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Mackay (PG), Robert Miller (SF), John Lawson (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) Maurice Wingate, William Robinson, Matthew Aubry, John Dixon | |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Edmund Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | John Lawson is called for a charge - foul #4 on John Lawson, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nick Willett (SG) Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Westervelt | 70-75 |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Jamie Patton misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 70-75 |
| 01:53 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis hits the follow up shot | 72-75 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | William Vick misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Rowland - foul #2 on Kenneth Rowland, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller (SF) Jamie Patton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses the jumper from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland can't tip it in | 74-75 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Delmar White knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Nick Willett | 76-75 |
| 00:25 | Colorado State | Robert Miller misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-75 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis grabs the board | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Mackay - foul #1 on James Mackay, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | John Lawson grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Robert Miller knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Vick | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Thomas Davis tips it in | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | James Mackay misses long on a fullcourt shot | 79-77 |