| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph William (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Solley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | George Lee inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Joseph William is called for the reach on David Holland - foul #1 on Joseph William, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers hits a turnaround from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 18:49 | Harding | John Mize misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis is hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harding | Corey Belanger (SG), Ray Calloway (C) Dikembe Akimseu, James Solley | |
| 17:53 | Harding | Andre Russo misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 33-33 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | David Holland snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:35 | Harding | Joseph William grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:29 | Harding | John Mize makes the shot from the left side set up by Corey Belanger and he's hacked by Timothy Travis - foul #1 on Timothy Travis, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Harvell (SG), Henry Moore (PF), Steven Compos (C) David Holland, Daniel Cossette, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Harding | Mike Davenport (SF), Keith Jacobs (C) Joseph William, Andre Russo | |
| 17:29 | Harding | John Mize misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | John Harvell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:12 | Harding | John Mize grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:08 | Harding | John Mize knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Davenport | 33-38 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Harvell | 36-38 |
| 16:21 | Harding | Ray Calloway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:19 | Harding | Keith Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:13 | Harding | John Mize is hacked by John Harvell - foul #1 on John Harvell, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Cossette (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) Timothy Travis, George Lee, Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Andre Russo (PF), James Solley (C) Corey Belanger, Ray Calloway, Keith Jacobs | |
| 15:57 | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu scores on a shot from the left side set up by John Mize | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Harvell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Moore (fresh) PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Davenport (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Solley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 15:42 | Harding | John Mize drills a jumpshot from the right side | 38-42 |
| 15:24 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Holland | 40-42 |
| 14:45 | Harding | John Mize comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 14:44 | Harding | James Solley pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:36 | Harding | John Mize buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu | 40-45 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | David Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), George Lee (SF), Gregory Robinson (C) David Holland, John Harvell, Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), Joseph William (SF), Ray Calloway (PF) John Mize, Mike Davenport, Andre Russo | |
| 14:18 | Harding | Ronald Cowen's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Cossette | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Harding | James Solley tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:10 | Western Illinois | George Lee is hacked by Joseph William - foul #2 on Joseph William, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Compos (PF) Daniel Cossette | |
| Subs | Harding | Corey Belanger (SG), Keith Jacobs (C) Dikembe Akimseu, James Solley | |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 13:32 | Harding | Ray Calloway is hacked by Steven Compos - foul #1 on Steven Compos, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harding | John Mize (PG) Ronald Cowen | |
| 13:20 | Harding | John Mize comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to George Lee | 40-45 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | George Lee can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | George Lee tips it home | 42-45 |
| 12:44 | Harding | Joseph William hits the finger roll set up by John Mize | 42-47 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis is hacked by John Mize - foul #3 on John Mize, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Henry Moore (SF), Daniel Cossette (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) Timothy Travis, George Lee, Steven Compos, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Andre Russo (PF), James Solley (C) Corey Belanger, Ray Calloway, Keith Jacobs | |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | David Holland scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Moore | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Harding | John Mize misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Moore | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Brott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph William (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Solley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Akimseu steps in front of the Daniel Cossette pass | 45-47 |
| 11:05 | Harding | Brandon Borchers steps in front of the Joseph William pass | 45-47 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | David Holland is fouled on the floor by John Mize - foul #4 on John Mize, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (SG), George Lee (SF), Gregory Robinson (C) Daniel Brott, Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), Corey Belanger (SG), Mike Davenport (SF), Ray Calloway (C) John Mize, Dikembe Akimseu, Joseph William, James Solley | |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Holland | 48-47 |
| 10:29 | Harding | Ray Calloway misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gregory Robinson - foul #4 on Gregory Robinson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Compos (C) Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 10:29 | Harding | Ray Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:29 | Harding | Ray Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:11 | Harding | Mike Davenport pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:53 | Harding | Andre Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Compos | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos is whistled for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Harvell (SG), Henry Moore (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) David Holland, Daniel Cossette, Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Harding | Keith Jacobs (C) Andre Russo | |
| 09:21 | Harding | Ronald Cowen is hacked by George Lee - foul #1 on George Lee, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu (SG), James Solley (C) Corey Belanger, Ray Calloway | |
| 09:11 | Harding | Ronald Cowen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:10 | Harding | James Solley grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:52 | Harding | Mike Davenport misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-49 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Harvell | 48-49 |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis's fadeaway is rejected by James Solley | 48-49 |
| 08:37 | Harding | Mike Davenport pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:19 | Harding | George Lee denies the turnaround by Ronald Cowen | 48-49 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Moore | 48-49 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers is open but misses the lay-in | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Harding | Mike Davenport pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:42 | Harding | Ronald Cowen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:41 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Travis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Harvell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Cowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Davenport (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Solley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Moore | 51-49 |
| 07:20 | Harding | Mike Davenport buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Akimseu | 51-52 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Solley - foul #1 on James Solley, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), Barton Croteau (SF), Daniel Cossette (PF) Timothy Travis, John Harvell, George Lee, Henry Moore | |
| Subs | Harding | John Mize (PG), Corey Belanger (SG), Joseph William (SF), Andre Russo (PF), Ray Calloway (C) Ronald Cowen, Dikembe Akimseu, Mike Davenport, Keith Jacobs, James Solley | |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | Harding | Joseph William misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:39 | Harding | Ray Calloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:24 | Harding | Corey Belanger is hacked by Brandon Borchers - foul #3 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson (C) Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 06:08 | Harding | John Mize is hacked by David Holland - foul #1 on David Holland, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 06:08 | Harding | John Mize makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:08 | Harding | John Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:53 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette buries a turnaround in the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:42 | Harding | Joseph William is hacked by Barton Croteau - foul #1 on Barton Croteau, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Henry Moore (SF) Barton Croteau | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 05:42 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:42 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 05:18 | Harding | Andre Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:12 | Harding | John Mize comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-56 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Cossette | 55-56 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Holland | 57-56 |
| 04:19 | Harding | The short jumper by Ray Calloway is denied by Daniel Cossette | 57-56 |
| 04:18 | Harding | John Mize tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 04:16 | Harding | John Mize gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:58 | Harding | Daniel Cossette takes the ball from Corey Belanger | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | Andre Russo picks off the pass by Henry Moore | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Brott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Cossette (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gregory Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - John Mize (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Corey Belanger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph William (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Lee (SF) Henry Moore | |
| Subs | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu (SG), Mike Davenport (SF), James Solley (C) Corey Belanger, Joseph William, Ray Calloway | |
| 03:15 | Harding | George Lee steals the ball from Dikembe Akimseu | 57-56 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | John Mize is called for the reach on Daniel Brott - foul #5 on John Mize, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Cowen (PG), Keith Jacobs (PF) John Mize, Andre Russo | |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:03 | Harding | Keith Jacobs grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 03:01 | Harding | Daniel Brott steps in front of the Ronald Cowen pass in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Mike Davenport pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph William (SF), Andre Russo (PF) Mike Davenport, Keith Jacobs | |
| 02:40 | Harding | Joseph William clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette comes up short on the shot from the right block | 57-56 |
| 02:29 | Harding | Joseph William grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 02:02 | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Robinson - foul #5 on Gregory Robinson, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (SG), Brandon Borchers (C) Daniel Brott, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 02:02 | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:02 | Harding | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Travis | 57-57 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | David Holland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Lee | 60-57 |
| 01:19 | Harding | Joseph William is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joseph William, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SG) Timothy Travis | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | George Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 01:06 | Harding | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 60-57 |
| 00:47 | Harding | Joseph William misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 00:19 | Harding | Andre Russo pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Harding | Brandon Borchers steals it from Dikembe Akimseu | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | David Holland is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cowen - foul #1 on Ronald Cowen, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Harding | Joseph William is hacked by George Lee - foul #2 on George Lee, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:02 | Harding | Joseph William makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | David Holland runs out the clock | 62-59 |