| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Aaron Rayner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Silas Keener (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sean Matson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stuart Nickerson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rory Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | John Goodman inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 19:44 | IPFW | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:22 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | John Goodman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lester Hiles | 40-35 |
| 18:47 | IPFW | Silas Keener knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Matson | 42-35 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Stuart Nickerson is called for the reach on Lester Hiles - foul #1 on Stuart Nickerson, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 17:50 | IPFW | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Hiles | 42-40 |
| 17:17 | IPFW | Sean Matson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Stuart Nickerson - foul #2 on Stuart Nickerson, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Campbell (PG), Don Hayward (SG), Christopher Schweim (SF), Michael Jacks (PF), Edwin Riley (C) Aaron Rayner, Silas Keener, Sean Matson, Stuart Nickerson, John Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown (PG), Lance Flavin (SG), Richard Foster (SF), James Poche (C) Douglas Hsieh, Lester Hiles, John Goodman, Rory Tilley | |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:42 | IPFW | Michael Jacks knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 46-42 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Burnett | 46-44 |
| 16:09 | IPFW | Don Hayward can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | IPFW | Silas Keener (SG), Stuart Nickerson (PF) Christopher Schweim, Edwin Riley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG) Richard Foster | |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:41 | IPFW | Silas Keener clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Burnett | 46-45 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Keener (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Don Hayward (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stuart Nickerson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jacks (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Crown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Burnett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - James Poche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 15:24 | IPFW | Stuart Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:00 | IPFW | William Campbell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Silas Keener | 49-45 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Don Hayward takes the ball from Lance Flavin | 49-45 |
| 14:42 | IPFW | Don Hayward lays it in | 51-45 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown loses the ball out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Aaron Rayner (PG), Sean Matson (SF), John Williams (C) William Campbell, Don Hayward, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), John Goodman (SF), Rory Tilley (PF), Willie Knaack (C) Lance Flavin, Carlos Crown, Walter Burnett, James Poche | |
| 14:11 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Matson | 53-45 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 13:48 | IPFW | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 13:35 | IPFW | Silas Keener drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Rayner | 56-45 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley blows the layup but he's hacked by Stuart Nickerson - foul #3 on Stuart Nickerson, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Don Hayward (SG), Michael Jacks (PF) Silas Keener, Stuart Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown (SG) Lester Hiles | |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:11 | IPFW | Michael Jacks pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 12:56 | IPFW | Carlos Crown picks off the pass by Sean Matson | 56-46 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | John Goodman throws it down set up by Carlos Crown | 56-48 |
| 12:30 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | John Goodman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Matson - foul #1 on Sean Matson, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Poche (PF) Rory Tilley | |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:49 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Hsieh - foul #1 on Douglas Hsieh, team foul #1 | 56-50 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Campbell (SF), Stuart Nickerson (PF) Sean Matson, John Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), Walter Burnett (PF) John Goodman, James Poche | |
| 11:49 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:49 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Aaron Rayner steals it from Lester Hiles | 58-50 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Aaron Rayner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stuart Nickerson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Jacks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Crown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Burnett (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Knaack (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Lester Hiles steps in front of the Aaron Rayner pass | 58-50 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh hits the finger roll set up by Lester Hiles | 58-52 |
| 10:58 | IPFW | Don Hayward hits a shot from the right side | 60-52 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Aaron Rayner picks off the pass by Douglas Hsieh | 60-52 |
| 10:50 | IPFW | Don Hayward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aaron Rayner | 62-52 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh is hacked by Aaron Rayner - foul #3 on Aaron Rayner, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | Silas Keener (SG), Sean Matson (SF), John Williams (C) Aaron Rayner, Don Hayward, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Goodman (SF), James Poche (C) Douglas Hsieh, Willie Knaack | |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | James Poche buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 10:13 | IPFW | William Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 10:11 | IPFW | Stuart Nickerson grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 09:50 | IPFW | William Campbell's layup is rejected by James Poche | 62-54 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | William Campbell is called for the reach on Lester Hiles - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | Don Hayward (SF), Edwin Riley (PF) Sean Matson, Stuart Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (PG), Richard Foster (SF), Rory Tilley (PF) Carlos Crown, John Goodman, Walter Burnett | |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:19 | IPFW | William Campbell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Poche - foul #2 on James Poche, team foul #2 | 62-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Jacks (PF) Edwin Riley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux (SG) Lester Hiles | |
| 09:19 | IPFW | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:19 | IPFW | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Tom Arceneaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 09:09 | IPFW | Michael Jacks grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 08:43 | IPFW | Don Hayward's pass is intercepted by Richard Foster | 64-56 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 08:27 | IPFW | John Williams snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 08:13 | IPFW | William Campbell is fouled on the floor by James Poche - foul #3 on James Poche, team foul #3 | 64-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Aaron Rayner (PG), Sean Matson (SF), Stuart Nickerson (PF) William Campbell, Don Hayward, John Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), John Goodman (SF), Willie Knaack (C) Tom Arceneaux, Richard Foster, James Poche | |
| 07:49 | IPFW | Silas Keener misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Stuart Nickerson is called for the reach on Willie Knaack - foul #4 on Stuart Nickerson, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Don Hayward (SG), Edwin Riley (C) Silas Keener, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), Walter Burnett (PF) Lance Flavin, Rory Tilley | |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett blows the layup | 64-56 |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Aaron Rayner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Don Hayward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Matson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stuart Nickerson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Edwin Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Burnett (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Willie Knaack (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Sean Matson is called for the reach on John Goodman - foul #2 on Sean Matson, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:01 | IPFW | Edwin Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Don Hayward | 66-56 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Aaron Rayner is called for the reach on Douglas Hsieh - foul #4 on Aaron Rayner, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Silas Keener (SG), Michael Jacks (PF), John Williams (C) Sean Matson, Stuart Nickerson, Edwin Riley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown (SF) John Goodman | |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:20 | IPFW | Michael Jacks grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 06:10 | IPFW | Willie Knaack swats the short shot by Michael Jacks | 66-57 |
| 06:08 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Silas Keener | 66-57 |
| 05:57 | IPFW | Silas Keener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Carlos Crown misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles hits the follow up shot | 66-59 |
| 05:20 | IPFW | Michael Jacks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Hsieh and the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Campbell (PG), Christopher Schweim (SF), Stuart Nickerson (PF) Aaron Rayner, Don Hayward, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (PG), Rory Tilley (PF), James Poche (C) Douglas Hsieh, Walter Burnett, Willie Knaack | |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses the free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:13 | IPFW | The rebound goes to John Williams | 66-61 |
| 04:56 | IPFW | Stuart Nickerson is hacked by Rory Tilley - foul #2 on Rory Tilley, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Sean Matson (SF) Christopher Schweim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Goodman (SF) Lester Hiles | |
| 04:38 | IPFW | John Williams misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 66-61 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-61 |
| 04:32 | IPFW | John Williams gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:10 | IPFW | Sean Matson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | James Poche grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Rory Tilley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | James Poche grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | James Poche makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Goodman | 66-64 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Keener (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Matson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stuart Nickerson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Carlos Crown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rory Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Poche (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | IPFW | James Poche takes the ball from William Campbell | 66-64 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | IPFW | Aaron Rayner (PG) William Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Lester Hiles (SG), Walter Burnett (PF), Willie Knaack (C) Carlos Crown, Lance Flavin, Rory Tilley, James Poche | |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Willie Knaack snags the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:31 | Western Illinois | Walter Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 02:29 | IPFW | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | IPFW | Silas Keener is whistled for traveling | 66-64 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Jacks (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses long on a shot from the right side | 66-64 |
| 01:58 | IPFW | Stuart Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:46 | IPFW | Stuart Nickerson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh travels with the ball | 66-64 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Williams (C) Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:15 | IPFW | Walter Burnett denies the turnaround by Sean Matson | 66-64 |
| 01:14 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 66-64 |
| 01:06 | IPFW | Sean Matson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Sean Matson, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | John Goodman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Hiles | 66-67 |
| 00:31 | IPFW | Aaron Rayner buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Silas Keener | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh can't throw it down but he's hacked by Aaron Rayner - foul #5 on Aaron Rayner, team foul #13 | 68-67 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Campbell (PG) Aaron Rayner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | IPFW | IPFW calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | IPFW | William Campbell drills a floater from the left block | 70-69 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-69 |