| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Sikora (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Pontiff (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Biscoe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Chandler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Pua (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Ayer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Resch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Douglas Ayer inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | David Resch scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Murphy | 42-34 |
| 19:20 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by John Sikora | 44-34 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 19:07 | IPFW | Phillip Byrne pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:45 | IPFW | Phillip Byrne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-34 |
| 18:44 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Chandler | 44-34 |
| 18:21 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 17:51 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Pontiff | 47-34 |
| 17:33 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Steven Vara (PG) John Sikora | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (SG), Otto Schaal (PF) Glenn Murphy, David Resch | |
| 17:22 | IPFW | Daniel Anderson is called for the reach on Steven Vara - foul #3 on Daniel Anderson, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Thomas Sack (SF), Vince Atchley (PF) Gregory Biscoe, Samuel Chandler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG), Richard Reinhart (SF), Jeffrey Soliz (C) Justin Pua, Douglas Ayer, Daniel Anderson | |
| 17:11 | IPFW | Steven Vara can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-34 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 16:57 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 16:39 | IPFW | Steven Vara misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean misses the lay-in | 47-37 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 15:57 | IPFW | Thomas Sack hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Steven Vara (fresh) SG - Anthony Pontiff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Atchley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Phillip Byrne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Jean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Raymond Funches (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Schaal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Soliz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Anthony Pontiff steals it from Jeffrey Soliz | 49-39 |
| 15:14 | IPFW | Steven Vara misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Otto Schaal | 49-39 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 14:58 | IPFW | Thomas Sack pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:32 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Vara | 51-39 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Sikora (PG), Claude Matuszeski (SG), Gregory Biscoe (SF), Samuel Chandler (PF), Garry Kratochvil (C) Steven Vara, Anthony Pontiff, Thomas Sack, Vince Atchley, Phillip Byrne | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Pua (PG), Glenn Murphy (SG), Douglas Ayer (SF), David Resch (PF), Daniel Anderson (C) Peter Jean, Raymond Funches, Richard Reinhart, Otto Schaal, Jeffrey Soliz | |
| 14:00 | IPFW | Garry Kratochvil clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 13:58 | IPFW | Claude Matuszeski snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 13:51 | IPFW | Garry Kratochvil connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-42 |
| 13:19 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 13:17 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:11 | IPFW | John Sikora knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 56-42 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-45 |
| 12:32 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-45 |
| 12:31 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Chandler | 56-45 |
| 12:11 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-45 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Garry Kratochvil is called for the reach on Daniel Anderson - foul #1 on Garry Kratochvil, team foul #1 | 56-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff (SG), Phillip Byrne (C) Claude Matuszeski, Garry Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (SG) Glenn Murphy | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Sikora (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Pontiff (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Biscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Chandler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Phillip Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Pua (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Ayer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Resch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Peter Jean | 56-47 |
| 11:10 | IPFW | Justin Pua is called for the reach on John Sikora - foul #2 on Justin Pua, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | IPFW | Steven Vara (PG), Thomas Sack (SF), Vince Atchley (PF) John Sikora, Gregory Biscoe, Samuel Chandler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG), Richard Reinhart (SF), Otto Schaal (PF) Justin Pua, Douglas Ayer, David Resch | |
| 11:00 | IPFW | Thomas Sack misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart blows the layup | 56-47 |
| 10:35 | IPFW | Vince Atchley snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:15 | IPFW | Steven Vara drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Pontiff and he's fouled by Peter Jean - foul #1 on Peter Jean, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Pua (PG), Glenn Murphy (SG), Jeffrey Soliz (C) Peter Jean, Raymond Funches, Daniel Anderson | |
| 10:15 | IPFW | Steven Vara makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Otto Schaal | 59-49 |
| 09:47 | IPFW | Jeffrey Soliz is called for the reach on Phillip Byrne - foul #1 on Jeffrey Soliz, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Sikora (PG), Gregory Biscoe (SF), Samuel Chandler (PF) Steven Vara, Thomas Sack, Phillip Byrne | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Ayer (SF), David Resch (PF) Richard Reinhart, Jeffrey Soliz | |
| 09:36 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff is hacked by Otto Schaal - foul #3 on Otto Schaal, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| 09:25 | IPFW | Vince Atchley banks in the layup set up by Samuel Chandler | 61-49 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal double dribbles | 61-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (PG), Daniel Anderson (C) Justin Pua, Otto Schaal | |
| 08:55 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe is called for traveling | 61-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | Phillip Byrne (C) Vince Atchley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 08:22 | IPFW | David Resch is called for the reach on John Sikora - foul #1 on David Resch, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | Steven Vara (PG), Thomas Sack (SG) John Sikora, Anthony Pontiff | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:14 | IPFW | Steven Vara misses the easy layup | 61-52 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Jean | 61-55 |
| 07:54 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler is hacked by Daniel Anderson - foul #4 on Daniel Anderson, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Pua (PG), Raymond Funches (SG), Richard Reinhart (SF), Otto Schaal (PF) Peter Jean, Glenn Murphy, Douglas Ayer, David Resch | |
| 07:54 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:54 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Steven Vara (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Biscoe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Chandler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Pua (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Funches (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Schaal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 07:31 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 07:16 | IPFW | Phillip Byrne comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 07:14 | IPFW | Steven Vara grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:57 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe lays it in set up by Steven Vara | 64-55 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Sikora (PG), Anthony Pontiff (SG), Vince Atchley (PF), Garry Kratochvil (C) Steven Vara, Gregory Biscoe, Samuel Chandler, Phillip Byrne | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy (SG), Douglas Ayer (SF), David Resch (PF) Raymond Funches, Richard Reinhart, Daniel Anderson | |
| 06:21 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff's pass is intercepted by David Resch | 64-55 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | David Resch throws it down set up by Douglas Ayer and he's hacked by Vince Atchley - foul #2 on Vince Atchley, team foul #2 | 64-57 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (PG) Justin Pua | |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | David Resch misses the free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:54 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Vince Atchley | 64-57 |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Garry Kratochvil can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Otto Schaal - foul #4 on Otto Schaal, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | IPFW | Claude Matuszeski (SF) Thomas Sack | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson (C) Otto Schaal | |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Garry Kratochvil makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Garry Kratochvil misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | David Resch comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean tips it home | 65-59 |
| 05:15 | IPFW | John Sikora misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Ayer - foul #1 on Douglas Ayer, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | IPFW | Phillip Byrne (C) Garry Kratochvil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:15 | IPFW | John Sikora makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:15 | IPFW | John Sikora misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas Ayer | 66-59 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | Douglas Ayer loses the ball out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG) Glenn Murphy | |
| 04:40 | IPFW | Phillip Byrne loses the ball out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe (SF), Samuel Chandler (PF) Claude Matuszeski, Vince Atchley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Pua (PG), Otto Schaal (PF) Raymond Funches, David Resch | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Justin Pua is denied by Samuel Chandler | 66-59 |
| 04:29 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:04 | IPFW | Phillip Byrne connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Sikora and the foul's on Daniel Anderson - foul #5 on Daniel Anderson, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart (SF), Jeffrey Soliz (C) Douglas Ayer, Daniel Anderson | |
| 04:04 | IPFW | Phillip Byrne makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart's layup is rejected by Phillip Byrne | 69-59 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Sikora (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Anthony Pontiff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Biscoe (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Chandler (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Byrne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Pua (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Schaal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Soliz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 69-59 |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart tips it in | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | IPFW | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Byrne is blocked by Otto Schaal | 69-61 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy (SG), Douglas Ayer (SF), David Resch (PF) Peter Jean, Richard Reinhart, Jeffrey Soliz | |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 69-61 |
| 02:38 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 02:22 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe is whistled for a carry | 69-61 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 02:09 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Phillip Byrne | 69-61 |
| 01:45 | IPFW | Justin Pua steps in front of the Samuel Chandler pass | 69-61 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua lays it in | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Otto Schaal - foul #5 on Otto Schaal, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz (C) Otto Schaal | |
| 01:17 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:17 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | David Resch drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Pontiff and the foul's on Justin Pua - foul #3 on Justin Pua, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| 00:39 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe makes the free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | IPFW | Glenn Murphy is called for the reach on Anthony Pontiff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Murphy, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | IPFW | Steven Vara (SG) Samuel Chandler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:32 | IPFW | Anthony Pontiff makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-69 |
| 00:25 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Gregory Biscoe | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe is hacked by Justin Pua in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Pua, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| Subs | IPFW | Samuel Chandler (PF) John Sikora | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Gregory Biscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 00:14 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler grabs the board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Justin Pua is called for the reach on Samuel Chandler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Pua, team foul #15 | 77-69 |
| Subs | IPFW | Claude Matuszeski (SF) Gregory Biscoe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (PG) Justin Pua | |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Samuel Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | David Resch pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Steven Vara steals it from David Resch | 78-69 |
| 00:06 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Steven Vara runs out the clock | 78-69 |