| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brian Aaron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Segura (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Tiernan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - John Danielson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Leming (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Worthington (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Avalos (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Roy May inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron travels in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 19:48 | Centenary | Spencer Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan misses the runner near the basket | 28-36 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | Centenary | John Leming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by John Leming - foul #1 on John Leming, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:16 | Centenary | John Danielson scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Spencer Smith | 31-38 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Terry Avalos blocks the short jumper by Roy May | 31-38 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Roy May pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Roy May is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Roy May, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bert Couch (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF) Roy May, Wayne Segura | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 17:37 | Centenary | John Danielson is fouled on the floor by Brian Aaron - foul #1 on Brian Aaron, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG) Brian Aaron | |
| Subs | Centenary | Daniel Andrews (SF) John Leming | |
| 17:20 | Centenary | John Danielson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Worthington | 31-40 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Worthington - foul #1 on Michael Worthington, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry (SG), John Simpson (C) Lester Hiles, John Tiernan | |
| Subs | Centenary | Terry Catoe (SF), Kevin Roberson (PF), Jason Baumgart (C) Spencer Smith, Michael Worthington, Terry Avalos | |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:46 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura (PF) John Simpson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Thomas Pitman (SG) John Danielson | |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Thomas Pitman is called for the reach on Steven Hinton - foul #1 on Thomas Pitman, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron (PG) Steven Hinton | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Leming (SF) Kevin Roberson | |
| 16:15 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura lays it up and in set up by Brian Aaron and he's fouled by Daniel Andrews - foul #1 on Daniel Andrews, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Tiernan (C) Oliver Siggers | |
| Subs | Centenary | Spencer Smith (SG) Thomas Pitman | |
| 16:15 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:04 | Centenary | Spencer Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brian Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Pry (fresh) SF - Bert Couch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Segura (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Tiernan (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Leming (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Baumgart (fresh) C - Terry Catoe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Segura | 37-40 |
| 15:34 | Centenary | Terry Catoe is hacked by Bert Couch - foul #2 on Bert Couch, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), Roy May (SF) Cecil Pry, Bert Couch | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Danielson (PG), Michael Worthington (PF), Terry Avalos (C) Daniel Andrews, Jason Baumgart, Terry Catoe | |
| 15:17 | Centenary | Spencer Smith misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 15:15 | Centenary | Michael Worthington tips it in | 37-42 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Roy May hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 15:04 | Centenary | John Danielson gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:48 | Centenary | Spencer Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Worthington and he's hacked by Roy May - foul #4 on Roy May, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG), Carlos Crown (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF), John Simpson (C) Brian Aaron, Roy May, Wayne Segura, John Tiernan | |
| Subs | Centenary | Daniel Andrews (SF) John Leming | |
| 14:48 | Centenary | Spencer Smith misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:29 | Centenary | John Danielson gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:09 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews misses the dunk attempt | 37-44 |
| 14:07 | Centenary | Terry Avalos misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 14:05 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:45 | Centenary | Spencer Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Oliver Siggers | 37-44 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 37-44 |
| 13:24 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Terry Avalos | 37-44 |
| 13:16 | Centenary | John Danielson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-47 |
| 12:54 | Centenary | Michael Worthington gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:33 | Centenary | John Simpson steals it from Terry Avalos | 37-47 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 12:17 | Centenary | Terry Avalos pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:05 | Centenary | Spencer Smith hits a floater in the paint | 37-49 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Hinton | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steven Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Crown (fairly fresh) PF - Oliver Siggers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - John Danielson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Worthington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Avalos (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:55 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Worthington | 40-51 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Spencer Smith picks off the pass by Steven Hinton in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 11:38 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Lester Hiles - foul #3 on Lester Hiles, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron (PG), Cecil Pry (SG), Bert Couch (SF), Wayne Segura (PF), John Tiernan (C) Steven Hinton, Lester Hiles, Carlos Crown, Oliver Siggers, John Simpson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Thomas Pitman (SG), John Leming (SF), Jason Baumgart (PF), Terry Catoe (C) John Danielson, Spencer Smith, Michael Worthington, Terry Avalos | |
| 11:38 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:38 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 11:23 | Centenary | Jason Baumgart grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 11:12 | Centenary | Thomas Pitman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Catoe - foul #1 on Terry Catoe, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kevin Roberson (SG) Daniel Andrews | |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:46 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Terry Catoe | 41-56 |
| 10:30 | Centenary | John Leming misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-56 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brian Aaron | 43-56 |
| 09:40 | Centenary | John Tiernan picks off the pass by Terry Catoe | 43-56 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Aaron | 45-56 |
| 09:15 | Centenary | Kevin Roberson is hacked by Bert Couch - foul #3 on Bert Couch, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG), Lester Hiles (SG), John Simpson (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF) Brian Aaron, Cecil Pry, Bert Couch, Wayne Segura | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Danielson (PG), Michael Worthington (PF), Terry Avalos (C) Thomas Pitman, John Leming, Jason Baumgart | |
| 09:02 | Centenary | John Danielson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown (SF) John Tiernan | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 09:02 | Centenary | John Danielson misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:02 | Centenary | John Danielson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Hinton | 47-57 |
| 08:21 | Centenary | Kevin Roberson makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Danielson | 47-59 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Worthington steps in front of the Steven Hinton pass | 47-59 |
| 07:47 | Centenary | Terry Catoe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | John Simpson gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steven Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Crown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Siggers (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - John Danielson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Catoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Worthington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Avalos (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 07:18 | Centenary | Michael Worthington can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-59 |
| 07:16 | Centenary | Terry Catoe misses the tip | 50-59 |
| 07:14 | Centenary | Terry Catoe gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:09 | Centenary | Terry Catoe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 07:08 | Centenary | Michael Worthington pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:52 | Centenary | Carlos Crown picks off the pass by Michael Worthington | 50-59 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown banks in the layup | 52-59 |
| 06:32 | Centenary | Terry Avalos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 06:09 | Centenary | Terry Catoe snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 05:43 | Centenary | Michael Worthington drills a jumper from close range set up by John Danielson | 52-61 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron (PG), Roy May (SF), Wayne Segura (PF), John Tiernan (C) Steven Hinton, Carlos Crown, Oliver Siggers, John Simpson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Spencer Smith (SG), John Leming (SF), Jason Baumgart (PF) Kevin Roberson, Terry Catoe, Michael Worthington | |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | Spencer Smith steals the ball from Wayne Segura | 52-61 |
| 05:15 | Centenary | John Danielson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lester Hiles - foul #4 on Lester Hiles, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry (SG) Lester Hiles | |
| Subs | Centenary | Richard Nilsen (C) Terry Avalos | |
| 05:15 | Centenary | John Danielson makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:15 | Centenary | John Danielson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Tiernan | 52-62 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 04:54 | Centenary | Jason Baumgart snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 04:29 | Centenary | Spencer Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | Richard Nilsen is called for the reach on Cecil Pry - foul #1 on Richard Nilsen, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG) Cecil Pry | |
| Subs | Centenary | Michael Worthington (PF), Terry Avalos (C) Jason Baumgart, Richard Nilsen | |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by John Leming - foul #2 on John Leming, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Daniel Andrews (PG) John Danielson | |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brian Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Segura (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Tiernan (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Leming (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Worthington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Avalos (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Centenary | Terry Avalos comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by John Tiernan - foul #1 on John Tiernan, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| 03:30 | Centenary | Terry Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:30 | Centenary | Terry Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:30 | Centenary | Terry Avalos makes the 3rd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Spencer Smith steps in front of the Wayne Segura pass | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Centenary | John Leming misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Wayne Segura - foul #2 on Wayne Segura, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG), Bert Couch (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF), John Simpson (C) Brian Aaron, Roy May, Wayne Segura, John Tiernan | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Danielson (PG), Jason Baumgart (C) Spencer Smith, Terry Avalos | |
| 02:35 | Centenary | John Leming misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:35 | Centenary | John Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy May (SF), John Tiernan (C) Bert Couch, John Simpson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Spencer Smith (SG), Terry Avalos (C) Daniel Andrews, Jason Baumgart | |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Roy May is fouled on the floor by Michael Worthington - foul #2 on Michael Worthington, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry (SG), John Simpson (C) Lester Hiles, John Tiernan | |
| Subs | Centenary | Daniel Andrews (PG), Thomas Pitman (SG), Terry Catoe (SF), Kevin Roberson (PF), Jason Baumgart (C) John Danielson, Spencer Smith, John Leming, Michael Worthington, Terry Avalos | |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Roy May misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:16 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Jason Baumgart | 55-66 |
| 01:47 | Centenary | Jason Baumgart misses the easy layup | 55-66 |
| 01:46 | Centenary | Jason Baumgart pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:28 | Centenary | Roy May swats the layup by Terry Catoe | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Centenary | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Andrews | 55-66 |
| 01:01 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thomas Pitman | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | John Simpson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-68 |
| 00:54 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews grabs the board | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Centenary | Kevin Roberson scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Oliver Siggers - foul #2 on Oliver Siggers, team foul #11 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bert Couch (SF) Roy May | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 00:30 | Centenary | Kevin Roberson misses the free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton is fouled on the floor by Terry Catoe - foul #2 on Terry Catoe, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Centenary | Daniel Andrews runs out the clock | 57-70 |