| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Edward Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Fredrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hambright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Irby (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | IPFW | Charles Hambright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 19:43 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Fredrickson | 30-24 |
| 19:23 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson blows the layup but he's hacked by Wendell Brown - foul #1 on Wendell Brown, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:23 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:23 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:54 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Charles Hambright | 30-25 |
| 18:33 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson's fadeaway is rejected by Wendell Brown | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Lyle Irby - foul #2 on Lyle Irby, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses the free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:12 | IPFW | Lyle Irby grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:05 | IPFW | Edward Young double dribbles | 32-25 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 17:48 | IPFW | Lyle Irby grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 17:22 | IPFW | Charles Hambright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Montgomery - foul #2 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Wendell Brown, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen Pixley (PG), Patrick Goodwin (SF) Edward Young, Joe Fredrickson | |
| 17:22 | IPFW | Charles Hambright makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:22 | IPFW | Charles Hambright makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Cerda | 34-27 |
| 17:02 | IPFW | Donald Oliver misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:01 | IPFW | Lyle Irby tips it in | 34-29 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG) Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Clark (PG), Scott Grant (PF), Jimmie Brose (C) Donald Oliver, Charles Hambright, Lyle Irby | |
| 16:15 | IPFW | Scott Grant misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Jason Davis, Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 16:15 | IPFW | Scott Grant makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:15 | IPFW | Scott Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Leavy | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Grant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jimmie Brose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | IPFW | Delbert Schroeder is called for the reach on Stephen Pixley - foul #2 on Delbert Schroeder, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo (SG) Kenneth Leavy | |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG), Donald Oliver (SG), Joe Fredrickson (SF), Charles Hambright (PF), Lyle Irby (C) Jason Clark, Stephen Pixley, Patrick Goodwin, Scott Grant, Jimmie Brose | |
| 15:11 | IPFW | Charles Hambright connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 14:56 | IPFW | Charles Hambright pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:33 | IPFW | Edward Young drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Fredrickson | 37-37 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roberto Russo, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo, Wendell Brown, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 13:58 | IPFW | Edward Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 13:57 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Cerda | 39-37 |
| 13:21 | IPFW | Charles Hambright drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Oliver | 39-39 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Oliver - foul #2 on Donald Oliver, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Clark (PG), Stephen Pixley (SG), Patrick Goodwin (SF), Scott Grant (PF), Jimmie Brose (C) Edward Young, Donald Oliver, Joe Fredrickson, Charles Hambright, Lyle Irby | |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:42 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Clark | 40-42 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Jason Davis, Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 11:59 | IPFW | Michael Cerda is called for the reach on Jason Clark - foul #3 on Michael Cerda, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Lyle Irby (C) Jimmie Brose | |
| 11:38 | IPFW | Jason Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Grant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lyle Irby (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Clark - foul #1 on Jason Clark, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG) Michael Cerda | |
| Subs | IPFW | Donald Oliver (SG), Charles Hambright (PF) Jason Clark, Scott Grant | |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:05 | IPFW | Charles Hambright banks in the layup | 42-44 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Goodwin - foul #2 on Patrick Goodwin, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Kenneth Leavy, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG), Joe Fredrickson (SF) Stephen Pixley, Patrick Goodwin | |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:35 | IPFW | Charles Hambright clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Roberto Russo | 46-44 |
| 10:03 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson is hacked by Jacob Putnam - foul #1 on Jacob Putnam, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Hipolito Romano (C) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo, Wendell Brown, Jacob Putnam | |
| Subs | IPFW | Scott Grant (C) Lyle Irby | |
| 10:03 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Johnson | 48-44 |
| 09:25 | IPFW | Scott Grant's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Leavy | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Hambright - foul #1 on Charles Hambright, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery (PF) Hipolito Romano | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Clark (PG), Stephen Pixley (SG), Patrick Goodwin (SF), Lyle Irby (C) Edward Young, Donald Oliver, Joe Fredrickson, Charles Hambright | |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:52 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Davis | 49-44 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda is fouled on the floor by Stephen Pixley - foul #1 on Stephen Pixley, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown (SF) Jason Davis | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 08:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 08:10 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 07:59 | IPFW | Stephen Pixley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses short on a floater in the lane | 49-44 |
| 07:38 | IPFW | Scott Grant pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Irby (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | IPFW | Jason Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-44 |
| 07:22 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 06:45 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin is fouled on the floor by Wendell Brown - foul #2 on Wendell Brown, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Jacob Putnam (C) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG), Donald Oliver (SG), Joe Fredrickson (SF), Charles Hambright (PF) Jason Clark, Stephen Pixley, Scott Grant, Lyle Irby | |
| 06:45 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:45 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:21 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Joe Fredrickson - foul #3 on Joe Fredrickson, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG) Roberto Russo | |
| Subs | IPFW | Lyle Irby (C) Patrick Goodwin | |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Charles Hambright is fouled on the floor by Robert Montgomery - foul #3 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown (SF) Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Charles Hambright misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown tips it but misses | 53-47 |
| 04:54 | IPFW | Charles Hambright grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 04:33 | IPFW | Edward Young loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Delbert Schroeder, Jason Davis | |
| Subs | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin (SF) Joe Fredrickson | |
| 04:15 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 04:14 | IPFW | Lyle Irby gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:59 | IPFW | Lyle Irby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano (C) Jacob Putnam | |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen Pixley (PG) Edward Young | |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Stephen Pixley is called for the reach on Hipolito Romano - foul #2 on Stephen Pixley, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG) Kenneth Leavy | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | IPFW | Wendell Brown steals it from Donald Oliver | 55-47 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wendell Brown | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen Pixley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Goodwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hambright (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Lyle Irby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | IPFW | Donald Oliver scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Pixley | 57-50 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Lyle Irby swats the short shot by Hipolito Romano | 57-50 |
| 02:57 | IPFW | Patrick Goodwin gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:57 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Delbert Schroeder, Michael Johnson, Hipolito Romano | |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Young (PG), Joe Fredrickson (SF) Stephen Pixley, Patrick Goodwin | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | IPFW | Charles Hambright misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Leavy | 57-50 |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam double dribbles | 57-50 |
| 02:06 | IPFW | Donald Oliver buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Young and the foul's on Jacob Putnam - foul #2 on Jacob Putnam, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF) Wendell Brown | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 02:06 | IPFW | Donald Oliver makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Donald Oliver - foul #3 on Donald Oliver, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown (SF) Jason Davis | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:56 | IPFW | Charles Hambright snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 01:32 | IPFW | Charles Hambright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 01:30 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Irby | 58-53 |
| 01:23 | IPFW | Lyle Irby scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edward Young and he's hacked by Kenneth Leavy - foul #1 on Kenneth Leavy, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| 01:23 | IPFW | Lyle Irby makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda is whistled for a carry | 58-56 |
| 00:33 | IPFW | Joe Fredrickson hits a jumper near the basket | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Leavy | 60-58 |
| 00:05 | IPFW | IPFW calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Charles Hambright misses badly on a runner from the right block | 60-58 |