| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Kent Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Tate (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Barton Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Frank (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson lays it in set up by James Tate | 36-31 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery's floater is knocked away by Raymond Peterson | 36-31 |
| 19:26 | Oral Roberts | James Frank gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown tips it home | 36-33 |
| 18:40 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda's pass is intercepted by James Tate in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 18:34 | Oral Roberts | James Tate misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 18:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Tate - foul #2 on James Tate, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (PG), Hans Crow (SG), Jason Hobdy (SF), Arthur Rowe (PF), Michael Nguyen (C) Kent Brown, James Tate, Barton Ashby, Raymond Peterson, James Frank | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:15 | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:10 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:53 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:47 | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo (SG) Kenneth Leavy | |
| 17:29 | Oral Roberts | Jason Hobdy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 17:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Hipolito Romano | 36-34 |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis is fouled on the floor by Jason Hobdy - foul #1 on Jason Hobdy, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown (PG), Raymond Peterson (PF) Hans Crow, Jason Hobdy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Rowe - foul #1 on Arthur Rowe, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Tate (SG), Barton Ashby (SF), James Frank (C) Elmer Couch, Arthur Rowe, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo, Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:36 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 16:35 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Brown - foul #3 on Kent Brown, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (SG) Kent Brown | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown (SF) Jason Davis | |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:09 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch misses badly on a shot in the paint | 38-36 |
| 16:07 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:54 | Oral Roberts | Robert Montgomery picks off the pass by Barton Ashby | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Tate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Couch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barton Ashby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Frank (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jacob Putnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 15:34 | Oral Roberts | James Frank grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:27 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby comes up short on the floater in the paint | 38-36 |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 15:11 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to James Frank | 38-36 |
| 14:50 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Tate | 40-36 |
| 14:36 | Western Illinois | James Frank is called for the reach on Wendell Brown - foul #1 on James Frank, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown (PG), Frederick Beauchesne (SG), Arthur Rowe (SF), Michael Nguyen (PF), Leslie White (C) James Tate, Elmer Couch, Barton Ashby, Raymond Peterson, James Frank | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:53 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne is hacked by Roberto Russo - foul #3 on Roberto Russo, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 13:44 | Oral Roberts | Jason Davis is called for the reach on Frederick Beauchesne - foul #1 on Jason Davis, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 13:24 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Leslie White misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo is hacked by Frederick Beauchesne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Beauchesne, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow (SG), Jason Hobdy (SF) Frederick Beauchesne, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Jacob Putnam (C) Jason Davis, Hipolito Romano | |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roberto Russo | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe blows the layup | 40-41 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Crow - foul #1 on Hans Crow, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson (PF) Arthur Rowe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo, Michael Johnson | |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:22 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kent Brown and he's hacked by Michael Cerda - foul #2 on Michael Cerda, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Nguyen (C) Leslie White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:22 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:22 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:52 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy buries a jump hook from close range | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Kent Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hans Crow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Hobdy (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jacob Putnam (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Oral Roberts | Michael Cerda is called for the reach on Jason Hobdy - foul #3 on Michael Cerda, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Tate (SG), Barton Ashby (SF), Leslie White (C) Hans Crow, Jason Hobdy, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Arsenault (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown, Jacob Putnam | |
| 11:17 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Roberto Russo - foul #4 on Roberto Russo, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe (C) Leslie White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG) Roberto Russo | |
| 11:17 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:17 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | James Arsenault is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Brown - foul #4 on Kent Brown, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (SG), Leslie White (C) Kent Brown, Raymond Peterson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | James Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | James Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:49 | Oral Roberts | James Tate clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:30 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-47 |
| 10:28 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 10:03 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby blows the layup but he's hacked by Hipolito Romano - foul #1 on Hipolito Romano, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow (PG), Raymond Peterson (PF), James Frank (C) Elmer Couch, Arthur Rowe, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) James Arsenault, Delbert Schroeder, Jason Davis, Robert Montgomery, Hipolito Romano | |
| 10:03 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:03 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Hans Crow - foul #2 on Hans Crow, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Nguyen (C) Barton Ashby | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 3rd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:26 | Oral Roberts | A charge is called on James Tate - foul #3 on James Tate, team foul #10 | 44-49 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Michael Nguyen swats the short shot by Jacob Putnam | 44-49 |
| 09:13 | Oral Roberts | James Frank snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:55 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nguyen slams it home and the foul's on Wendell Brown - foul #1 on Wendell Brown, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (PG), Jason Hobdy (SF), Arthur Rowe (PF) Hans Crow, James Frank, Raymond Peterson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG) Michael Cerda | |
| 08:55 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nguyen makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Michael Nguyen takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 47-49 |
| 08:26 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nguyen's pass is intercepted by Delbert Schroeder | 47-49 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 47-49 |
| 07:59 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:51 | Oral Roberts | James Tate misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Delbert Schroeder - foul #2 on Delbert Schroeder, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne (SG), Barton Ashby (SF), Raymond Peterson (PF), Leslie White (C) Elmer Couch, Jason Hobdy, Arthur Rowe, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Arsenault (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Delbert Schroeder, Wendell Brown, Michael Johnson, Jacob Putnam | |
| 07:51 | Oral Roberts | James Tate misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:51 | Oral Roberts | James Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Tate (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Beauchesne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Barton Ashby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery is hacked by James Tate in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Tate, team foul #11 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown (PG), James Frank (C) James Tate, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:31 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roberto Russo - foul #5 on Roberto Russo, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG) Roberto Russo | |
| 07:31 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:31 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 07:15 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:58 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Arsenault | 49-54 |
| 06:48 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown is hacked by Robert Montgomery - foul #3 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #11 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe (SF), Leslie White (C) Barton Ashby, James Frank | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Delbert Schroeder (SG), Jacob Putnam (C) James Arsenault, Michael Cerda, Hipolito Romano | |
| 06:48 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:48 | Oral Roberts | Kent Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:26 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 06:10 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Brown | 53-57 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy hits a jumper from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | A charge is called on Kent Brown - foul #5 on Kent Brown, team foul #12 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (PG), Hans Crow (SG), Jason Hobdy (SF), Michael Nguyen (C) Kent Brown, Frederick Beauchesne, Arthur Rowe, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Arsenault (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Kenneth Leavy, Delbert Schroeder, Jason Davis, Jacob Putnam | |
| 05:14 | Western Illinois | Jason Hobdy steals the ball from Michael Cerda | 53-59 |
| 05:11 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow throws it down on a nice dish by Jason Hobdy | 55-59 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Frank (PF) Raymond Peterson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano (C) Robert Montgomery | |
| 04:45 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow is fouled on the floor by Wendell Brown - foul #2 on Wendell Brown, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne (SG), Barton Ashby (SF) Elmer Couch, Jason Hobdy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG) James Arsenault | |
| 04:45 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:45 | Oral Roberts | Hans Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Cerda | 56-61 |
| 04:02 | Oral Roberts | Hipolito Romano steals it from Hans Crow | 56-61 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy can't tip it in | 56-61 |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cerda | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Hans Crow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Beauchesne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Barton Ashby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Frank (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Michael Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Hipolito Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Leavy | 56-63 |
| 02:57 | Oral Roberts | Barton Ashby misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 56-63 |
| 02:56 | Oral Roberts | James Frank hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy is fouled in the backcourt by James Frank - foul #2 on James Frank, team foul #13 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (PG), Arthur Rowe (SF), Raymond Peterson (PF), Leslie White (C) Hans Crow, Barton Ashby, James Frank, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown, Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:52 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| 02:39 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 02:38 | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe can't tip it in | 58-65 |
| 02:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Leslie White is called for the reach on Kenneth Leavy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leslie White, team foul #14 | 58-65 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:34 | Oral Roberts | Leslie White snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Oral Roberts | Leslie White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elmer Couch | 60-66 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Arthur Rowe steals the ball from Delbert Schroeder | 60-66 |
| 02:10 | Oral Roberts | Arthur Rowe hits the finger roll | 62-66 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery lays it in | 62-68 |
| 01:46 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Tate (PG), Barton Ashby (SF) Elmer Couch, Arthur Rowe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG), Wendell Brown (SF) Delbert Schroeder, Jason Davis | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Oral Roberts | James Tate lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frederick Beauchesne | 64-68 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Raymond Peterson denies the turnaround by Jacob Putnam | 64-68 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leslie White | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Raymond Peterson swats the dunk try by Robert Montgomery | 67-68 |
| 00:27 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | James Tate's floater is tipped away by Robert Montgomery | 67-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery grabs the board | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by James Tate - foul #5 on James Tate, team foul #15 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Couch (PG) James Tate | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Raymond Peterson | 67-69 |
| 00:03 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Beauchesne clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | Oral Roberts | Leslie White snags the offensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | The clock runs out | 67-69 |