| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Tommy Recio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Monteleone (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leslie Close (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Anthony Schmeling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Rye (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Miesner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone inbounds the ball | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Eric Miesner - foul #1 on Eric Miesner, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 19:43 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 19:43 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling loses the dribble to Tommy Recio in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 19:22 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks buries a jumper in the paint | 42-46 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close misses short on a runner in the paint | 42-46 |
| 18:48 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone misses the runner from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Miesner | 42-46 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Rye and he's fouled by Leslie Close - foul #2 on Leslie Close, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern (PG), Lance Calle (SG), Bruce Simpson (SF), Chris Abbott (PF), Aaron Stiffler (C) Tommy Recio, Ronnie Simmons, Anthony Monteleone, Leslie Close, John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Ronald Fry (SG), Richard Jorgensen (SF), Aaron Blake (C) Anthony Schmeling, Daniel Rye, Eric Miesner, Lynn Bell | |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Stiffler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 18:02 | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 17:59 | Western Illinois | Aaron Stiffler picks off the pass by Richard Jorgensen in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 17:50 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Calle buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Abbott | 47-49 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Ronald Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Malone (C) Matthew Weeks | |
| 17:28 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Blake is called for the reach on Lance Calle - foul #1 on Aaron Blake, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye (SG) Richard Jorgensen | |
| 17:08 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 16:42 | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Aaron Stiffler | 47-49 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina A&T | Chris Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lance Calle | 50-49 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio (PG), Ronnie Simmons (SG), Anthony Monteleone (SF), Leslie Close (PF), John Barraza (C) Tony Morgenstern, Lance Calle, Bruce Simpson, Chris Abbott, Aaron Stiffler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling (PG), Richard Jorgensen (SG), Eric Miesner (SF), Herbert Jackson (PF), Lynn Bell (C) Kenneth Chan, Daniel Rye, Ronald Fry, Aaron Blake, Gary Malone | |
| 15:59 | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Tommy Recio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Monteleone (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leslie Close (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Anthony Schmeling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Miesner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lynn Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Miesner | 50-51 |
| 15:22 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio is hacked by Anthony Schmeling - foul #1 on Anthony Schmeling, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse (SG) Ronnie Simmons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks (PF) Herbert Jackson | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse is hacked by Richard Jorgensen - foul #3 on Richard Jorgensen, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Monteleone | 52-51 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Richard Jorgensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough (PG) Tommy Recio | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Daniel Rye (SG), Herbert Jackson (C) Anthony Schmeling, Richard Jorgensen, Lynn Bell | |
| 14:32 | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Barraza, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons (SG) Anthony Monteleone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Malone (PF) Matthew Weeks | |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye misses short on a floater from the right side | 52-51 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Leslie Close picks off the pass by Sheng-li Chin | 52-51 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Daniel Rye - foul #3 on Daniel Rye, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio (PG), Tony Morgenstern (SG), Aaron Stiffler (PF) Reginald Burrough, Ronnie Simmons, Leslie Close | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Richard Jorgensen (SF), Matthew Weeks (PF), Aaron Blake (C) Sheng-li Chin, Eric Miesner, Gary Malone, Herbert Jackson | |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse makes the 3rd free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 13:20 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Stiffler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:14 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Stiffler scores on a floater from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Richard Jorgensen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Barraza | 58-51 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye loses the dribble to Tony Morgenstern in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern hits the finger roll | 60-51 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | John Barraza swats the dunk try by Aaron Blake | 60-51 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Tony Morgenstern | 60-51 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse loses the ball out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough (PG), Lance Calle (SG), Anthony Monteleone (SF), Chris Abbott (PF), Bruce Simpson (C) Tommy Recio, Tony Morgenstern, Kevin Douse, Aaron Stiffler, John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling (PG), Ronald Fry (SG), Eric Miesner (SF), Gary Malone (PF), Lynn Bell (C) Kenneth Chan, Daniel Rye, Richard Jorgensen, Matthew Weeks, Aaron Blake | |
| 12:05 | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling is hacked by Chris Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Abbott, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-51 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Reginald Burrough (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lance Calle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Monteleone (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chris Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Anthony Schmeling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Miesner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough misses long on a shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Eric Miesner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons (SG), Leslie Close (PF) Lance Calle, Bruce Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson (PF) Gary Malone | |
| 10:53 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close travels with the ball | 62-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio (PG) Reginald Burrough | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (SG) Ronald Fry | |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Lynn Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Schmeling | 62-54 |
| 10:10 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leslie Close and he's hacked by Eric Miesner - foul #2 on Eric Miesner, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza (C) Chris Abbott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Daniel Rye (SG), Richard Jorgensen (SF), Matthew Weeks (PF) Anthony Schmeling, Kenneth Chan, Eric Miesner, Herbert Jackson | |
| 10:10 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sheng-li Chin | 65-57 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close banks in the layup set up by Tommy Recio and the foul's on Daniel Rye - foul #4 on Daniel Rye, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough (PG), Tony Morgenstern (SG), Aaron Stiffler (C) Tommy Recio, Ronnie Simmons, John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Fry (SG), Aaron Blake (PF), Gary Malone (C) Daniel Rye, Matthew Weeks, Lynn Bell | |
| 09:24 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:18 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Close - foul #3 on Leslie Close, team foul #4 | 68-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson (C) Leslie Close | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG) Sheng-li Chin | |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Bruce Simpson swats the short shot by Aaron Blake | 68-57 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Stiffler snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-57 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Morgenstern | 68-57 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Aaron Blake is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 08:12 | North Carolina A&T | Aaron Stiffler grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 71-57 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Reginald Burrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Morgenstern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Monteleone (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Stiffler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Chan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jorgensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Blake (fairly fresh) C - Gary Malone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan hits a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Tony Morgenstern - foul #1 on Tony Morgenstern, team foul #5 | 71-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse (PG), Ronnie Simmons (SG), Lance Calle (SF), Chris Abbott (PF), John Barraza (C) Reginald Burrough, Tony Morgenstern, Anthony Monteleone, Aaron Stiffler, Bruce Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye (SG), Eric Miesner (SF), Matthew Weeks (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Ronald Fry, Richard Jorgensen, Aaron Blake, Gary Malone | |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chris Abbott | 73-60 |
| 07:00 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Herbert Jackson is blocked by Chris Abbott | 73-60 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Chan is called for the reach on Ronnie Simmons - foul #1 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio (PG) Kevin Douse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling (PG) Kenneth Chan | |
| 06:54 | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 06:54 | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling is hacked by Tommy Recio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Recio, team foul #6 | 75-60 |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson is hacked by Chris Abbott - foul #3 on Chris Abbott, team foul #7 | 75-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close (PF) Chris Abbott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close grabs the board | 75-60 |
| 06:35 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Calle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 06:33 | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza tips it but misses | 75-60 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio tips it back up and in | 77-60 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Ronnie Simmons is called for the reach on Anthony Schmeling - foul #3 on Ronnie Simmons, team foul #8 | 77-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lynn Bell (C) Herbert Jackson | |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina A&T | John Barraza misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-62 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Eric Miesner grabs the board | 77-62 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks clanks a shot from the left block | 77-62 |
| 05:41 | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Schmeling is called for the reach on Tommy Recio - foul #2 on Anthony Schmeling, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse (SF), Chris Abbott (C) Lance Calle, John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG) Anthony Schmeling | |
| 05:35 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 05:35 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio misses the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Miesner | 78-64 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina A&T | Lynn Bell steals it from Tommy Recio | 78-64 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Lynn Bell can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 78-64 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina A&T | Chris Abbott grabs the board | 78-64 |
| 04:33 | North Carolina A&T | Chris Abbott misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 78-64 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Rye | 78-64 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks's pass is intercepted by Kevin Douse in the backcourt | 78-64 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Douse knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Simmons | 81-64 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Douse - foul #3 on Kevin Douse, team foul #9 | 81-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough (PG), Tony Morgenstern (SG), Anthony Monteleone (SF), Aaron Stiffler (PF), John Barraza (C) Tommy Recio, Ronnie Simmons, Kevin Douse, Leslie Close, Chris Abbott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Fry (SG), Richard Jorgensen (SF), Aaron Blake (PF), Gary Malone (C) Daniel Rye, Eric Miesner, Matthew Weeks, Lynn Bell | |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina A&T | Ronald Fry picks off the pass by Anthony Monteleone | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Reginald Burrough (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Morgenstern (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Monteleone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Stiffler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Barraza (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sheng-li Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Blake (fresh) C - Gary Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Anthony Monteleone is called for the reach on Aaron Blake - foul #3 on Anthony Monteleone, team foul #10 | 81-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson (C) John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling (PG) Sheng-li Chin | |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Aaron Blake misses the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Aaron Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina A&T | Richard Jorgensen is called for the reach on Anthony Monteleone - foul #4 on Richard Jorgensen, team foul #10 | 81-67 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 03:16 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Monteleone makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Jorgensen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Simpson - foul #2 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #11 | 83-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson (C) Gary Malone | |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Jorgensen makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Jorgensen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson misses the jump hook from the left block | 83-69 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Aaron Blake pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-69 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lance Calle (SG), Kevin Douse (SF) Reginald Burrough, Anthony Monteleone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Rye (SG), Gary Malone (C) Richard Jorgensen, Herbert Jackson | |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Schmeling | 83-71 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio (PG) Kevin Douse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Miesner (SF) Ronald Fry | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Calle | 85-71 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Simpson - foul #3 on Bruce Simpson, team foul #12 | 85-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Chris Abbott (PF) Tommy Recio | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Ronald Fry (SG), Richard Jorgensen (SF) Anthony Schmeling, Daniel Rye, Eric Miesner | |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Lance Calle | 85-72 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina A&T | Lance Calle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-72 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Morgenstern | 85-72 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina A&T | Chris Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-72 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Malone | 85-72 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Jorgensen buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Chan | 85-74 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-74 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Ronald Fry hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-77 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio (PG), Ronnie Simmons (SG), Anthony Monteleone (SF), Leslie Close (PF), John Barraza (C) Tony Morgenstern, Lance Calle, Bruce Simpson, Chris Abbott, Aaron Stiffler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Schmeling (PG), Daniel Rye (SG), Eric Miesner (SF), Matthew Weeks (PF), Lynn Bell (C) Kenneth Chan, Ronald Fry, Richard Jorgensen, Aaron Blake, Gary Malone | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Schmeling - foul #3 on Anthony Schmeling, team foul #11 | 85-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern (SG), Aaron Stiffler (C) Ronnie Simmons, John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Recio makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Eric Miesner is hacked by Anthony Monteleone - foul #4 on Anthony Monteleone, team foul #13 | 86-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ronnie Simmons (SG), John Barraza (C) Tony Morgenstern, Aaron Stiffler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Eric Miesner misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Eric Miesner makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Rye is called for the reach on Leslie Close in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Rye, team foul #12 | 86-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tony Morgenstern (SG), Aaron Stiffler (C) Ronnie Simmons, John Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Fry (SG) Daniel Rye | |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina A&T | Leslie Close makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Matthew Weeks double dribbles | 88-78 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough (PG), Lance Calle (SF), Chris Abbott (C) Tommy Recio, Anthony Monteleone, Leslie Close | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Richard Jorgensen (SF), Aaron Blake (PF), Gary Malone (C) Anthony Schmeling, Eric Miesner, Matthew Weeks, Lynn Bell | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | Reginald Burrough runs out the clock | 88-78 |