| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bisbee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cronenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Surface (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pagan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 36-32 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Bisbee - foul #1 on James Bisbee, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (PG), Chris Johnson (C) Kenneth Johnson, Jacob Surface | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan makes the runner from the baseline set up by James Bisbee | 38-32 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Africa takes the ball from Glenn Tejada | 38-32 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bisbee | 40-32 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | James Bisbee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 40-35 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina State | James Bisbee drills a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Cronenberg steals the ball from Glenn Tejada | 43-35 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | Charles Simpson denies the turnaround by Michael Cronenberg | 43-35 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan tips it home | 45-35 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Orji | 45-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dikembe Africa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bisbee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cronenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Pagan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | James Bisbee connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Africa | 48-38 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 14:54 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), Jacob Surface (PF) Dikembe Africa, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Michael Becker (SG), Samuel Lee (SF), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | Samuel Lee is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina State | John Hauer is called for the reach on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson (C) Gary Pagan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Bisbee | 51-38 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Hauer | 51-38 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Jacob Surface gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Bisbee | 54-38 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams's pass is intercepted by Chris Johnson | 54-38 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Bisbee | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Chris Johnson steals the ball from Samuel Lee | 56-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bisbee (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Cronenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Surface (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - John Hauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion 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 (+2) | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | James Bisbee can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-38 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina State | James Bisbee loses the ball out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (SG), Gary Pagan (C) James Bisbee, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Michael Becker, Samuel Lee, John Hauer, Charles Williams | |
| 10:51 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Johnson is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #2 | 56-38 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dikembe Orji | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 10:19 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle is hacked by Jacob Surface - foul #1 on Jacob Surface, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Bisbee (SG) Dikembe Africa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Gary Pagan is denied by Ernest Doyle | 56-41 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gary Pagan | 56-41 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Antoine Lancaster - foul #2 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil (SF) James Bisbee | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina State | Jacob Surface pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil misses the easy layup | 57-41 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion 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 (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee is hacked by Michael Cronenberg - foul #2 on Michael Cronenberg, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (SG) Alex Pospisil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cronenberg (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Surface (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Pagan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - John Hauer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-41 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | John Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | John Hauer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-41 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Dikembe Africa | 59-41 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | John Hauer snags the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | John Hauer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jacob Surface - foul #2 on Jacob Surface, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Bisbee (SG) Dikembe Africa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Charles Williams | |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina State | Samuel Lee steals it from Jacob Surface | 59-43 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Bisbee - foul #2 on James Bisbee, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson (C) Gary Pagan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) John Hauer | |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Johnson | 61-44 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins travels with the ball | 61-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil (PF), Gary Pagan (C) Jacob Surface, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG) Samuel Lee, Samuel Collins | |
| 04:27 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan is hacked by Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (PG), Joseph Gossage (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Chris Johnson (C) Kenneth Johnson, James Bisbee, Michael Cronenberg, Gary Pagan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Michael Becker (SG), Samuel Lee (SF), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Christopher Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Becker - foul #1 on Michael Becker, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg (SF) Joseph Gossage | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Pospisil (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Cronenberg (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) C - Chris Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Becker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina State | Christopher Wilson pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-44 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | Samuel Collins is called for the reach on Dikembe Africa - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Johnson (PG) Michael Cronenberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Wilson | 63-44 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Lee - foul #2 on Samuel Lee, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Cronenberg (SF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Chris Johnson is called for the reach on John Hauer - foul #1 on Chris Johnson, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Gossage (SG) Michael Cronenberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina State | Christopher Wilson pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina State | Michael Becker picks off the pass by Alex Pospisil | 65-44 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Chris Johnson picks off the pass by John Hauer | 65-44 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Gossage and he's fouled by Samuel Lee - foul #3 on Samuel Lee, team foul #9 | 67-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Bisbee (SG), Jacob Surface (PF) Joseph Gossage, Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:09 | South Carolina State | Alex Pospisil misses the free throw | 67-44 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | John Hauer grabs the board | 67-44 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-44 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson grabs the board | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa travels with the ball | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State 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) | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-44 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jacob Surface | 67-44 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa runs out the clock | 67-44 |