| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) SG - Barton Croteau (fresh) SF - Keith Lee (fresh) PF - Steven Compos (fresh) C - Brent Roth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Thomas Goodman (fresh) SG - David Porter (fresh) SF - David Dilworth (fresh) PF - Terry Tijerina (fresh) C - James Iwanski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Lee | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth's pass is intercepted by Steven Compos | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Keith Lee, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth is fouled on the floor by Keith Lee - foul #2 on Keith Lee, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SF) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 18:02 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Roth | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier banks in the layup set up by Barton Croteau | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Charpentier | 8-0 |
| 16:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Dilworth | 8-2 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-2 |
| 15:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman is called for traveling | 11-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Brandon Borchers (SF), Gregory Robinson (C) Kevin Charpentier, Barton Croteau, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman (PF), Michael Segura (C) Terry Tijerina, James Iwanski | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Scalabrine (fresh) SF - Brandon Borchers (fresh) PF - Steven Compos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Porter (fresh) SF - David Dilworth (fresh) PF - Lloyd Goodman (fresh) C - Michael Segura (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | David Porter steals it from Gregory Robinson | 11-2 |
| 15:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Steven Compos - foul #1 on Steven Compos, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins (C) Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (SG), Rick Smith (SF) David Porter, David Dilworth | |
| 15:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott (SG) Thomas Goodman | |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | Michael Segura denies the turnaround by Terrance Atkins | 11-2 |
| 14:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 14:35 | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Joseph | 11-5 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott's pass is intercepted by Joshua Joseph in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 14:30 | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Joseph | 11-7 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers is hacked by Joshua Joseph - foul #1 on Joshua Joseph, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau (SG), Steven Compos (PF), Brent Roth (C) Daniel Brott, Gregory Robinson, Terrance Atkins | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter (SG), David Dilworth (SF), Terry Tijerina (PF), James Iwanski (C) John Elliott, Rick Smith, Lloyd Goodman, Michael Segura | |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brent Roth, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| 13:44 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter misses the lay-in | 11-7 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Scalabrine | 13-7 |
| 13:03 | Cal Poly SLO | The pull-up jumper by James Iwanski is blocked by Steven Compos | 13-7 |
| 13:02 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Terry Tijerina is called for the reach on Brent Roth - foul #1 on Terry Tijerina, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), Richard Eubank (SF) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Barton Croteau, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman (PG), Rick Smith (SF) Joshua Joseph, David Dilworth | |
| 12:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 12:32 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:11 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Brott | 13-7 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 13-7 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos snags the offensive board | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Eubank (fresh) PF - Steven Compos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Roth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Porter (fairly fresh) SF - Rick Smith (fresh) PF - Terry Tijerina (fairly fresh) C - James Iwanski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 11:30 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Terry Tijerina | 13-7 |
| 11:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 11:21 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter tips it back up and in | 13-9 |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 10:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rick Smith | 15-12 |
| 10:27 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth throws it down set up by Daniel Brott | 17-12 |
| 10:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Eubank - foul #1 on Richard Eubank, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (PG), Barton Croteau (SG), Brandon Borchers (SF), Gregory Robinson (PF), Terrance Atkins (C) Kevin Charpentier, Daniel Brott, Richard Eubank, Steven Compos, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (SG), Lloyd Goodman (PF), Michael Segura (C) David Porter, Terry Tijerina, James Iwanski | |
| 10:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins misses the tip | 17-13 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau can't tip it in | 17-13 |
| 09:53 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Michael Segura | 17-13 |
| 09:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith drills a runner from the left block | 17-15 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Scalabrine and he's hacked by Thomas Goodman - foul #1 on Thomas Goodman, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SF) Terrance Atkins | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott (SG), David Dilworth (SF) Thomas Goodman, Rick Smith | |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Barton Croteau takes the ball from Michael Segura | 20-15 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine misses the lay-in | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Robinson | 20-15 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 07:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Brandon Borchers is called for the reach on Lloyd Goodman - foul #1 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Steven Compos (PF), Brent Roth (C) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Brandon Borchers, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman (PG), David Porter (SG), Terry Tijerina (PF) Joshua Joseph, John Elliott, Lloyd Goodman | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barton Croteau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Brott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Compos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Roth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Thomas Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dilworth (fresh) PF - Terry Tijerina (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Segura (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina blows the layup | 22-15 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Terry Tijerina - foul #2 on Terry Tijerina, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SF) Daniel Brott | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks (PF), James Iwanski (C) Terry Tijerina, Michael Segura | |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:49 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-15 |
| 06:48 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier loses the ball out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Brandon Borchers (SF) Barton Croteau, Richard Eubank | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman (PF) Kenneth Cheeks | |
| 06:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Jeffrey Scalabrine steals the ball from David Porter | 22-17 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | David Dilworth is called for the reach on Brandon Borchers - foul #1 on David Dilworth, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SG), Gregory Robinson (C) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith (SF), Michael Segura (C) David Dilworth, James Iwanski | |
| 05:30 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 22-17 |
| 05:29 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Michael Segura | 22-17 |
| 05:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman buries a shot from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Rick Smith steals it from Steven Compos | 22-19 |
| 04:56 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter misses the easy layup | 22-19 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos blows the layup | 22-19 |
| 04:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rick Smith, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau (SG), Brent Roth (C) Kevin Charpentier, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (PG), John Elliott (SG), David Dilworth (SF), James Iwanski (C) Thomas Goodman, David Porter, Rick Smith, Lloyd Goodman | |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Compos | 24-19 |
| 03:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Brandon Borchers is called for the reach on Joshua Joseph - foul #2 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Lee (SF), Gregory Robinson (PF) Brandon Borchers, Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina (PF) Michael Segura | |
| 03:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-21 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barton Croteau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) PF - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Roth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Joshua Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Tijerina (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Iwanski (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (PG), Steven Compos (PF) Daniel Brott, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter (SG), Kenneth Cheeks (C) John Elliott, James Iwanski | |
| 02:50 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 02:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina tips it in | 24-23 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | David Porter steals it from Barton Croteau | 24-23 |
| 02:21 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter misses the lay-in | 24-23 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-23 |
| 01:45 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth is fouled on the floor by Steven Compos - foul #2 on Steven Compos, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), Gregory Robinson (C) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Barton Croteau, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman (PG), James Iwanski (C) Joshua Joseph, Kenneth Cheeks | |
| 01:45 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:45 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson scores on a floater in the lane | 29-25 |
| 01:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Terry Tijerina double dribbles | 29-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith (SF) David Dilworth | |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Charpentier | 32-25 |
| 00:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Goodman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Iwanski | 32-28 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 32-28 |
| 00:48 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:30 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Brott - foul #1 on Daniel Brott, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Brandon Borchers (C) Keith Lee, Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman (PF) Terry Tijerina | |
| 00:30 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:30 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:30 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Goodman | 32-28 |
| 00:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |