| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) SG - James Coghill (fresh) SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) PF - Charles Crawford (fresh) C - Josh Wommack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) SG - Brian Bottorff (fresh) SF - Keith Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) C - Brent Roth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Josh Wommack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Canisius | Charles Crawford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Lee | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland knocks in the shot from close range set up by Kevin Charpentier | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Canisius | A charge is called on Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Bottorff and he's fouled by Charles Crawford - foul #1 on Charles Crawford, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Canisius | Josh Wommack buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff is fouled on the floor by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | Charles Crawford pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | Charles Crawford makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Charpentier | 4-8 |
| 17:14 | Canisius | Charles Crawford buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Josh Wommack | 6-8 |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee lays it up and in | 6-10 |
| 16:43 | Canisius | Eugene Jones is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Edward Hankins (SG), Antonio Giuliani (SF), David Patterson (PF), Xiaoping Chiang (C) Brian Smith, James Coghill, Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Richard Eubank (SG), Terrance Atkins (C) Kevin Charpentier, Brian Bottorff, Brent Roth | |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:18 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 16:04 | Canisius | Edward Hankins is fouled on the floor by Dwight Carroll - foul #1 on Dwight Carroll, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SF), Scott Quach (C) Keith Lee, Michael Kneeland | |
| 15:46 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Hankins (fresh) SF - Antonio Giuliani (fresh) PF - David Patterson (fresh) C - Xiaoping Chiang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SF - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) PF - Terrance Atkins (fresh) C - Scott Quach (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach banks in the layup | 6-12 |
| 15:27 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Patterson | 9-12 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 15:13 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 15:09 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani is called for a charge - foul #1 on Antonio Giuliani, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), Charles Crawford (PF), Josh Wommack (C) Joseph Johnson, David Patterson, Xiaoping Chiang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Brent Roth (C) Dwight Carroll, Richard Eubank, Joseph Rhyne, Scott Quach | |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:48 | Canisius | Josh Wommack pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:43 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:42 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:26 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 13:22 | Canisius | Edward Hankins's pass is intercepted by Terrance Atkins | 9-17 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Giuliani - foul #2 on Antonio Giuliani, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), James Coghill (SG), Eugene Jones (SF), David Patterson (PF), Xiaoping Chiang (C) Brian Smith, Edward Hankins, Antonio Giuliani, Charles Crawford, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Richard Eubank (SG), Michael Kneeland (PF) Kevin Charpentier, Brian Bottorff, Terrance Atkins | |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 12:40 | Canisius | David Patterson makes the shot from close range set up by James Coghill | 11-19 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | James Coghill is called for the reach on Keith Lee - foul #1 on James Coghill, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SF), Scott Quach (C) Keith Lee, Brent Roth | |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | David Patterson is called for the reach on Joseph Rhyne - foul #1 on David Patterson, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:40 | Canisius | Eugene Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 11:38 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang gets the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - James Coghill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Jones (fresh) PF - David Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Xiaoping Chiang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SF - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Quach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Canisius | James Coghill misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach misses the lay-in | 11-21 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank tips it back up and in | 11-23 |
| 11:00 | Canisius | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Kneeland - foul #1 on Michael Kneeland, team foul #2 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), Charles Crawford (PF), Josh Wommack (C) Joseph Johnson, David Patterson, Xiaoping Chiang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Brent Roth (C) Dwight Carroll, Richard Eubank, Scott Quach | |
| 10:48 | Canisius | Charles Crawford knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Coghill | 13-23 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Eugene Jones steals it from Michael Kneeland | 13-23 |
| 10:03 | Canisius | Brian Smith buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Charles Crawford | 15-23 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth blows the layup | 15-23 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff tips it back up and in | 15-25 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rhyne - foul #1 on Joseph Rhyne, team foul #3 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Canisius | Edward Hankins (SG), Bradford Wells (SF), David Patterson (PF) James Coghill, Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Terrance Atkins (PF), Scott Quach (C) Brian Bottorff, Joseph Rhyne, Michael Kneeland, Brent Roth | |
| 09:02 | Canisius | Richard Eubank steps in front of the Edward Hankins pass | 15-25 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Lee | 15-27 |
| 08:42 | Canisius | Josh Wommack buries a turnaround near the basket | 17-27 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Josh Wommack swats the short shot by Keith Lee | 17-27 |
| 08:28 | Canisius | Edward Hankins pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 08:11 | Canisius | Bradford Wells clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Eubank - foul #1 on Richard Eubank, team foul #4 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Xiaoping Chiang (C) Brian Smith, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Brent Roth (C) Kevin Charpentier, Scott Quach | |
| 08:11 | Canisius | Bradford Wells makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:11 | Canisius | Bradford Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth's fadeaway is rejected by Bradford Wells | 19-27 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 07:47 | Canisius | The jumper by Joseph Johnson is denied by Terrance Atkins | 19-27 |
| 07:45 | Canisius | David Patterson hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins can't connect on a floater near the basket | 21-27 |
| 07:21 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bradford Wells | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Hankins (fresh) SF - Bradford Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Xiaoping Chiang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) SG - Richard Eubank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Roth (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Canisius | Bradford Wells comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-27 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Edward Hankins grabs the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 06:48 | Canisius | Edward Hankins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Richard Eubank and he's hacked by Xiaoping Chiang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Chiang, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), James Coghill (SG), Eugene Jones (SF), Charles Crawford (PF), Josh Wommack (C) Joseph Johnson, Edward Hankins, Bradford Wells, David Patterson, Xiaoping Chiang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Michael Kneeland (PF) Dwight Carroll, Richard Eubank, Terrance Atkins | |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:11 | Canisius | Charles Crawford comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Keith Lee - foul #1 on Keith Lee, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SF), Scott Quach (C) Keith Lee, Brent Roth | |
| 06:11 | Canisius | Charles Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:11 | Canisius | Charles Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:11 | Canisius | Josh Wommack snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 05:58 | Canisius | Brian Smith misses the jumper from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland is denied on a layup by Josh Wommack | 22-30 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Charles Crawford gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:45 | Canisius | Brian Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 05:44 | Canisius | Josh Wommack grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Brian Smith is hacked by Scott Quach - foul #1 on Scott Quach, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Lee (SF), Terrance Atkins (C) Joseph Rhyne, Scott Quach | |
| 04:59 | Canisius | James Coghill is fouled on the floor by Brian Bottorff - foul #1 on Brian Bottorff, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brent Roth (C) Terrance Atkins | |
| 04:59 | Canisius | James Coghill makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:59 | Canisius | James Coghill makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland's layup is rejected by Eugene Jones | 24-30 |
| 04:35 | Canisius | Josh Wommack gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Eugene Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland is denied on a layup by Josh Wommack | 24-30 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff buries a 3 from straight away | 24-33 |
| 03:57 | Canisius | Brian Smith connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Jones and he's fouled by Kevin Charpentier - foul #1 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Edward Hankins (SG), Antonio Giuliani (SF), David Patterson (PF), Xiaoping Chiang (C) James Coghill, Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford, Josh Wommack | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Richard Eubank (SG) Kevin Charpentier, Brian Bottorff | |
| 03:57 | Canisius | Brian Smith makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee is fouled on the floor by Xiaoping Chiang - foul #2 on Xiaoping Chiang, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins (PF) Michael Kneeland | |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:30 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang is fouled on the floor by Brent Roth - foul #1 on Brent Roth, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SF), Scott Quach (C) Keith Lee, Brent Roth | |
| 03:30 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:30 | Canisius | Xiaoping Chiang misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 03:05 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 03:03 | Canisius | David Patterson pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Hankins (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Antonio Giuliani (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Xiaoping Chiang (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Quach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Canisius | Edward Hankins lays it in on a nice dish by Antonio Giuliani | 30-35 |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | Antonio Giuliani steals the ball from Joseph Rhyne | 30-35 |
| 02:20 | Canisius | Edward Hankins knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Terrance Atkins - foul #1 on Terrance Atkins, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Smith (PG), Eugene Jones (SF), Charles Crawford (PF), Josh Wommack (C) Joseph Johnson, Antonio Giuliani, David Patterson, Xiaoping Chiang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Michael Kneeland (PF), Brent Roth (C) Dwight Carroll, Richard Eubank, Joseph Rhyne, Terrance Atkins, Scott Quach | |
| 02:20 | Canisius | Edward Hankins makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 01:41 | Canisius | Josh Wommack misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brent Roth - foul #2 on Brent Roth, team foul #11 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Coghill (SG) Edward Hankins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:41 | Canisius | Josh Wommack misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:41 | Canisius | Josh Wommack makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:14 | Canisius | Josh Wommack pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Eugene Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 01:06 | Canisius | Charles Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:49 | Canisius | Josh Wommack blows the layup | 34-38 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Charles Crawford tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 00:15 | Canisius | Kevin Charpentier takes the ball from Josh Wommack | 34-40 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth is whistled for traveling | 34-40 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Johnson (PG), Antonio Giuliani (SF), David Patterson (PF) Brian Smith, Eugene Jones, Charles Crawford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Richard Eubank (SG), Joseph Rhyne (SF), Terrance Atkins (C) Kevin Charpentier, Brian Bottorff, Keith Lee, Brent Roth | |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Antonio Giuliani clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-40 |