| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Higgins (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ezra Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael McGuffin (fresh) PF - Robert Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Melchor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:31 | VMI | Ezra Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:18 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #1 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:18 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:18 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 28-34 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould tips it in | 30-34 |
| 18:40 | VMI | Robert Coleman lays it in on a great pass from Ezra Riley | 30-36 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-36 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 18:11 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:52 | VMI | Ezra Riley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser loses the dribble to Ezra Riley in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 17:31 | VMI | Riley Lino is called for the reach on Michael McGuffin - foul #3 on Riley Lino, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG) Riley Lino | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Barnes (SG), Shawn Parrish (SF), Troy Goss (C) Richard Jacobsen, Michael McGuffin, Aaron Melchor | |
| 17:10 | VMI | Shawn Parrish comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:08 | VMI | Charles Barnes tips it home | 30-38 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 16:53 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Coleman | 30-38 |
| 16:40 | VMI | Ezra Riley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Parrish | 30-41 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Ezra Riley is called for the reach on Casey Gaiser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ezra Riley, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Raymond Reulet (PF), Robert Witt (C) Casey Gaiser, Garrett Gould, George Higgins | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Cox (PG), Richard Jacobsen (SG) Ezra Riley, Robert Coleman | |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 16:26 | VMI | Shawn Parrish grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 16:19 | VMI | Robert Witt is called for the reach on Troy Goss - foul #2 on Robert Witt, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael McGuffin (SF), Aaron Melchor (C) Charles Barnes, Troy Goss | |
| 16:13 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen is fouled on the floor by Richard Polite - foul #1 on Richard Polite, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| 15:54 | VMI | Michael McGuffin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-41 |
| 15:52 | VMI | Aaron Melchor tips it back up and in | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Witt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael McGuffin (fresh) PF - Shawn Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Melchor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 15:36 | VMI | The rebound goes to Richard Jacobsen | 30-43 |
| 15:19 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:52 | Western Illinois | James Murphy knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Polite | 32-43 |
| 14:30 | VMI | Aaron Melchor comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Witt - foul #3 on Robert Witt, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), George Higgins (SF), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, Aaron Krause, Raymond Reulet, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | VMI | Ezra Riley (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Troy Goss (SF), Robert Coleman (PF) Charles Cox, Richard Jacobsen, Michael McGuffin, Shawn Parrish | |
| 14:30 | VMI | Aaron Melchor misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:30 | VMI | Aaron Melchor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael McGuffin (SF) Aaron Melchor | |
| 13:47 | VMI | Robert Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Riley Lino | 34-44 |
| 13:06 | VMI | Michael McGuffin hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barnes | 34-47 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould buries a turnaround from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 12:27 | VMI | Michael McGuffin hits a shot from the left block set up by Ezra Riley and he's hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #3 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Jacobsen (SG), Aaron Melchor (C) Charles Barnes, Troy Goss | |
| 12:27 | VMI | Michael McGuffin misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:27 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen grabs the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 12:05 | VMI | Robert Coleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 12:04 | VMI | Michael McGuffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 11:52 | VMI | Michael McGuffin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Riley Lino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Higgins (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Garrett Gould (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ezra Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael McGuffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Melchor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Coleman picks off the pass by George Higgins | 36-49 |
| 11:22 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Riley Lino - foul #4 on Riley Lino, team foul #8 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Aaron Krause (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF), Robert Witt (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, George Higgins, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Cox (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Shawn Parrish (PF) Ezra Riley, Michael McGuffin, Robert Coleman | |
| 11:22 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:22 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Parrish - foul #3 on Shawn Parrish, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Goss (C) Aaron Melchor | |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:03 | VMI | Shawn Parrish pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 10:49 | VMI | Charles Barnes misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Polite - foul #2 on Richard Polite, team foul #9 | 36-50 |
| 10:49 | VMI | Charles Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 10:49 | VMI | Charles Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 10:36 | VMI | Charles Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:17 | VMI | Charles Cox misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Polite - foul #3 on Richard Polite, team foul #10 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Higgins (PF) Raymond Reulet | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:17 | VMI | Charles Cox makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:17 | VMI | Charles Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Witt | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses badly on a floater near the basket | 36-52 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | George Higgins tips it back up and in | 38-52 |
| 09:38 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cox | 38-55 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | James Murphy makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 09:00 | VMI | Richard Jacobsen loses the dribble to Richard Polite | 41-55 |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite hits the finger roll | 43-55 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Troy Goss is hacked by Aaron Krause - foul #1 on Aaron Krause, team foul #11 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, George Higgins, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | VMI | Ezra Riley (PG), Robert Coleman (PF), Aaron Melchor (C) Charles Cox, Richard Jacobsen, Shawn Parrish | |
| 08:31 | VMI | Troy Goss misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Troy Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause loses the ball out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF) Aaron Krause | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael McGuffin (SF) Troy Goss | |
| 07:57 | VMI | Aaron Melchor lays it in set up by Ezra Riley | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser loses the dribble to Ezra Riley in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 07:52 | VMI | Charles Barnes slams it home on a nice dish by Ezra Riley | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Polite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ezra Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Michael McGuffin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Melchor (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser double dribbles | 43-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG), George Higgins (SF) Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Jacobsen (SG) Charles Barnes | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:14 | VMI | Aaron Melchor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Hahn - foul #4 on Robert Hahn, team foul #12 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause (SF) George Higgins | |
| Subs | VMI | Shawn Parrish (SG) Richard Jacobsen | |
| 07:14 | VMI | Aaron Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:14 | VMI | Aaron Melchor misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 06:43 | VMI | Ezra Riley pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Michael McGuffin connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Riley Lino - foul #5 on Riley Lino, team foul #13 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Witt (SG) Riley Lino | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Barnes (SG) Shawn Parrish | |
| 06:25 | VMI | Michael McGuffin makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause double dribbles | 43-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Goss (SF) Michael McGuffin | |
| 05:50 | VMI | Robert Coleman misses long on a runner in the paint | 43-64 |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 05:24 | VMI | Troy Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 05:01 | VMI | Charles Barnes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Witt - foul #4 on Robert Witt, team foul #14 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), George Higgins (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF) Casey Gaiser, Aaron Krause, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Cox (PG), Shawn Parrish (SF), Nicholas Brown (C) Ezra Riley, Robert Coleman, Aaron Melchor | |
| 05:01 | VMI | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:01 | VMI | Charles Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet gets the rebound | 43-65 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | Charles Cox steals it from Raymond Reulet | 43-65 |
| 04:45 | VMI | Charles Cox hits the finger roll | 43-67 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | George Higgins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-67 |
| 04:25 | VMI | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 03:58 | VMI | Troy Goss can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-67 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | George Higgins gets the rebound | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Shawn Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Goss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | VMI | Troy Goss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG) Robert Witt | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Anguiano (C) Troy Goss | |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | George Higgins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #3 | 45-67 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | George Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:16 | VMI | Richard Anguiano gets the rebound | 46-67 |
| 02:50 | VMI | Raymond Reulet is called for the reach on Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Raymond Reulet, team foul #15 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Witt (PF) Raymond Reulet | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:50 | VMI | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 02:50 | VMI | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Richard Polite, team foul #16 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Goss (SF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 02:20 | VMI | Troy Goss is whistled for a carry | 46-69 |
| 02:01 | Western Illinois | George Higgins buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Fred Alday | 48-69 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Shawn Parrish misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 01:41 | VMI | Troy Goss snags the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Shawn Parrish hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Witt - foul #5 on Robert Witt, team foul #17 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (PF) Robert Witt | |
| Subs | VMI | Nicholas Brown (C) Richard Anguiano | |
| 01:18 | VMI | Shawn Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Shawn Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Polite | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | VMI | Shawn Parrish loses the ball out of bounds | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-70 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | George Higgins can't tip it in | 51-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Reulet | 51-70 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Charles Cox steals the ball from Fred Alday | 51-70 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Charles Cox lays it in | 51-72 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 00:11 | VMI | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Charles Cox runs out the clock | 51-72 |