| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard McCage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas O'Hara (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Green - foul #3 on Jeffrey Green, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Bernard Shim (PF) Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Garfield Cannon - foul #3 on Garfield Cannon, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Luu (PF) Garfield Cannon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Edwin Luu drills a runner from close range | 35-28 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 35-31 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier's pass is intercepted by Frederick Heller | 35-31 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Jason Arledge is blocked by Edwin Luu | 35-31 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Edwin Luu grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Bernard Shim is hacked by Howard Heiberg - foul #3 on Howard Heiberg, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (SF) Howard Heiberg | |
| 17:42 | Howard | Edwin Luu misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:40 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 17:38 | Howard | Bernard Shim tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara loses the dribble to Bernard Shim | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is hacked by Jason Arledge - foul #2 on Jason Arledge, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Brandon Carter (SG) Richard McCage | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SF), Jeffery Kile (C) Frederick Heller, Douglas O'Hara | |
| 16:45 | Howard | Jeffery Kile is called for the reach on Edwin Luu - foul #2 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Ernest Taylor (SF), James Altieri (C) Edwin Luu, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren (SF), Joe Landis (C) Jason Arledge, Jake Hurley | |
| 16:34 | Howard | Clifford Brown is called for the reach on Brandon Carter - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| 16:24 | Howard | James Altieri connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Fortier | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Richardson | 37-34 |
| 15:57 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Kile - foul #3 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Clay Duclos (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF) Brandon Carter, Ernest Taylor, Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Howard Heiberg (SF) Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren | |
| 15:57 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:57 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Duclos (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Altieri (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Landis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Heiberg | 39-37 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Garfield Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Clay Duclos pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Clay Duclos is fouled on the floor by Howard Heiberg - foul #4 on Howard Heiberg, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (PG), Clinton Griggs (C) Lawrence Fortier, James Altieri | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge (SG), Clifford Brown (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Douglas O'Hara (C) Steven Richardson, Howard Heiberg, Jeffery Kile, Joe Landis | |
| 14:46 | Howard | Clay Duclos misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Arledge - foul #3 on Jason Arledge, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Clay Duclos misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Clay Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge comes up short on the floater near the basket | 40-37 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Howard | Jeffrey Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:07 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Green | 40-39 |
| 13:51 | Howard | Jeffrey Green drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Jake Hurley - foul #2 on Jake Hurley, team foul #8 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (PG) Frederick Heller | |
| 13:51 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Clinton Griggs blocks the short jumper by Jason Arledge | 43-39 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Clinton Griggs gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:20 | Howard | Richard McCage hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Green picks off the pass by Steven Richardson | 43-39 |
| 13:05 | Howard | Garfield Cannon lays it up and in | 45-39 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Green grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 12:14 | Howard | Jeffrey Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 12:13 | Howard | Clinton Griggs hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara's layup is rejected by Clinton Griggs | 47-39 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard McCage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Duclos (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garfield Cannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas O'Hara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 11:36 | Howard | Jeffrey Green gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:14 | Howard | Richard McCage is whistled for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Brandon Carter (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Bernard Shim (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Richard McCage, Clay Duclos, Garfield Cannon, Jeffrey Green, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Thomas Reid (SG), Joseph Boren (SF), Jeffery Kile (PF), Joe Landis (C) Steven Richardson, Jason Arledge, Clifford Brown, Jake Hurley, Douglas O'Hara | |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren hits a floater from the right side | 47-41 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Edwin Luu misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Brandon Carter - foul #1 on Brandon Carter, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid makes the 3rd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Edwin Luu hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Landis - foul #1 on Joe Landis, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF) Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SG) Thomas Reid | |
| 10:14 | Howard | Edwin Luu makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Edwin Luu misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 09:55 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Green | 48-44 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Edwin Luu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Clay Duclos (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Clinton Griggs (C) Brandon Carter, Bernard Shim, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Douglas O'Hara (C) Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren, Jeffery Kile, Joe Landis | |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 48-46 |
| 09:00 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara misses the jumper from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 08:49 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Clay Duclos knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson is fouled on the floor by Clay Duclos - foul #4 on Clay Duclos, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (SG) Clay Duclos | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Garfield Cannon is called for the reach on Steven Richardson - foul #4 on Garfield Cannon, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Brandon Carter (SG), Bernard Shim (SF) Lawrence Fortier, Garfield Cannon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SF) Frederick Heller | |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard McCage steps in front of the Jason Arledge pass | 53-46 |
| 07:55 | Howard | Richard McCage jams it | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard McCage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Carter (fresh) SF - Bernard Shim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas O'Hara (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Jeffrey Green pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:25 | Howard | Jeffrey Green travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Clay Duclos (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF) Brandon Carter, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF), Jeffery Kile (C) Steven Richardson, Douglas O'Hara | |
| 07:07 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Kile | 55-48 |
| 07:02 | Howard | Richard McCage drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clay Duclos | 58-48 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown is fouled on the floor by Garfield Cannon - foul #5 on Garfield Cannon, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Edwin Luu (PF) Richard McCage, Garfield Cannon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG) Clifford Brown | |
| 06:38 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jason Arledge | 58-51 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Clay Duclos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 06:30 | Howard | Edwin Luu snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Shim | 60-51 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Clay Duclos is called for the reach on Frederick Heller - foul #5 on Clay Duclos, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (SG), Jeffrey Green (PF) Clay Duclos, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (SG), Douglas O'Hara (C) Jason Arledge, Jake Hurley | |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Jeffery Kile is called for the reach on Jeffrey Green - foul #4 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Green misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 04:53 | Howard | Edwin Luu misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara is fouled on the floor by Edwin Luu - foul #1 on Edwin Luu, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Brandon Carter (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF) Lawrence Fortier, Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown (SG), Joseph Boren (SF) Frederick Heller, Howard Heiberg | |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Richardson | 61-59 |
| 04:05 | Howard | The jump hook by Edwin Luu is blocked by Jeffery Kile | 61-59 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Richardson | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard McCage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Carter (fresh) SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Luu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Boren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Kile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Douglas O'Hara (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Howard | Ernest Taylor is hacked by Joseph Boren - foul #1 on Joseph Boren, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Clinton Griggs (C) Richard McCage, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Joe Landis (C) Steven Richardson, Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren, Jeffery Kile, Douglas O'Hara | |
| 03:24 | Howard | Ernest Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:24 | Howard | Ernest Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:24 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Green | 62-62 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Frederick Heller picks off the pass by Lawrence Fortier | 62-62 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (SG), Bernard Shim (SF) Brandon Carter, Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara (C) Joe Landis | |
| 02:34 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard McCage takes the ball from Jason Arledge | 62-62 |
| 02:06 | Howard | Richard McCage misses the easy layup | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | Howard | Bernard Shim hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Douglas O'Hara buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Arledge | 64-64 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 01:24 | Howard | Bernard Shim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 01:02 | Howard | Clinton Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:02 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Jeffrey Green grabs the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Bernard Shim knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-64 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Howard | Bernard Shim is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Heller - foul #3 on Frederick Heller, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Bernard Shim makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Bernard Shim makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge grabs the offensive rebound | 68-64 |