| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Shaw (fresh) SG - Derek Dietrich (fresh) SF - Craig Williams (fresh) PF - Ivan Szubinski (fresh) C - Roland Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) SF - Patrick Whiddon (fresh) PF - Brent Lam (fresh) C - Charles Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois State | Joshua Krueger is called for the reach on Derek Dietrich - foul #1 on Joshua Krueger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Patrick Whiddon is called for the reach on Craig Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Whiddon, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Brent Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | John Shaw tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | John Shaw loses the dribble to Bobby Douglass | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | American U. | Bobby Douglass hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | John Shaw banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | American U. | Joshua Krueger tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | John Shaw is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Patterson (PG), Kenneth McClamma (SG), Robert May (SF), Ronny McGinness (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) John Shaw, Derek Dietrich, Craig Williams, Ivan Szubinski, Roland Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (SG), Rodney Decaro (SF), Edgar Williams (PF), Clayton Saleh (C) Joshua Krueger, Patrick Whiddon, Brent Lam, Charles Smith | |
| 16:44 | American U. | Robert May steals the ball from Daniel Massey | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Massey - foul #1 on Daniel Massey, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Cunningham (SF) Bobby Douglass | |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | American U. | Edgar Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Massey | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Corey Patterson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:42 | American U. | Edgar Williams snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Patterson (fresh) SG - Kenneth McClamma (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert May (fairly fresh) PF - Ronny McGinness (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Vallo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Decaro (fresh) SF - John Cunningham (fresh) PF - Edgar Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Saleh (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | American U. | Daniel Massey clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Patterson - foul #1 on Corey Patterson, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Harry Bembry (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Roland Jackson (C) Corey Patterson, Robert May, Ronny McGinness, Christopher Vallo | |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG), Patrick Whiddon (SF), Charles Smith (C) Rodney Decaro, John Cunningham, Clayton Saleh | |
| 15:36 | American U. | Daniel Massey misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:36 | American U. | Daniel Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Harry Bembry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | American U. | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:18 | American U. | Daniel Massey is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski (PF) Kenneth McClamma | |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Brent Lam (PF) Daniel Massey, Edgar Williams | |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Craig Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harry Bembry | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | American U. | Ivan Szubinski is called for the reach on Bobby Douglass - foul #1 on Ivan Szubinski, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SG) Harry Bembry | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:51 | American U. | Bobby Douglass can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Derek Dietrich - foul #1 on Derek Dietrich, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 14:51 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Charles Smith steps in front of the Craig Williams pass | 8-8 |
| 14:12 | American U. | Joshua Krueger comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Williams | 10-8 |
| 13:57 | American U. | Joshua Krueger is hacked by John Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Shaw, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Patterson (PG), Harry Bembry (SG), Kenneth McClamma (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) John Shaw, Derek Dietrich, Ivan Szubinski, Roland Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (SG), Rodney Decaro (SF), Clayton Saleh (PF) Joshua Krueger, Patrick Whiddon, Brent Lam | |
| 13:36 | American U. | Corey Patterson takes the ball from Clayton Saleh | 10-8 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Craig Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | Corey Patterson can't tip it in | 10-8 |
| 13:20 | American U. | Rodney Decaro snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:18 | American U. | Harry Bembry picks off the pass by Bobby Douglass in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Corey Patterson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Craig Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Corey Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 12:38 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clayton Saleh | 12-11 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | American U. | Clayton Saleh misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Corey Patterson - foul #2 on Corey Patterson, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Derek Dietrich (SG), Ronny McGinness (SF), Ivan Szubinski (PF), Robert May (C) Corey Patterson, Harry Bembry, Craig Williams, Kenneth McClamma, Christopher Vallo | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Shipp (PG), Joshua Krueger (SG), Patrick Whiddon (SF), Brent Lam (PF) Bobby Douglass, Daniel Massey, Rodney Decaro, Charles Smith | |
| 12:02 | American U. | Clayton Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:02 | American U. | Clayton Saleh makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski can't connect on a floater in the paint | 14-13 |
| 11:37 | American U. | Clayton Saleh grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derek Dietrich (fresh) SF - Ronny McGinness (fresh) PF - Ivan Szubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Shipp (fresh) SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Whiddon (fresh) PF - Brent Lam (fresh) C - Clayton Saleh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | American U. | Clayton Saleh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 14-13 |
| 11:12 | American U. | Brent Lam misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 10:59 | American U. | Brent Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:57 | American U. | Clayton Saleh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma (SF), Roland Jackson (C) Ronny McGinness, Robert May | |
| Subs | American U. | Rodney Decaro (SF), Edgar Williams (C) Patrick Whiddon, Clayton Saleh | |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski loses the dribble to Joshua Krueger | 14-13 |
| 10:34 | American U. | Edgar Williams is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | American U. | Bernard Shipp pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Joshua Krueger drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Edgar Williams | 14-15 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Joshua Krueger's pass is intercepted by Ivan Szubinski | 17-15 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 09:18 | American U. | Edgar Williams grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:57 | American U. | Joshua Krueger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Jackson (PG), Harry Bembry (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Ronny McGinness (PF), Robert May (C) John Shaw, Derek Dietrich, Kenneth McClamma, Ivan Szubinski, Roland Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Daniel Massey (SG), Patrick Whiddon (SF), Clayton Saleh (PF), Charles Smith (C) Bernard Shipp, Joshua Krueger, Rodney Decaro, Brent Lam, Edgar Williams | |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | John Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:38 | American U. | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:26 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Douglass | 17-17 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Craig Williams connects on the shot from the left block set up by Robert May | 19-17 |
| 07:54 | American U. | Bobby Douglass clanks a turnaround from the right block | 19-17 |
| 07:52 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 07:47 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Massey and he's fouled by Harry Bembry - foul #1 on Harry Bembry, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) Ronny McGinness, Robert May | |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG), Brent Lam (PF) Daniel Massey, Clayton Saleh | |
| 07:47 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Craig Williams misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 19-19 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Brent Lam snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Jackson (fresh) SG - Harry Bembry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth McClamma (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Whiddon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brent Lam (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | American U. | Bobby Douglass comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by Bobby Douglass | 19-19 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Bobby Douglass hits the finger roll | 19-21 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | John Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-21 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:46 | American U. | Bobby Douglass's pass is intercepted by Harry Bembry in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Craig Williams slams it home on a great pass from John Jackson and the foul's on Patrick Whiddon - foul #2 on Patrick Whiddon, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Derek Dietrich (SG), Ivan Szubinski (PF), Roland Jackson (C) John Jackson, Harry Bembry, Kenneth McClamma, Christopher Vallo | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Rodney Decaro (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Edgar Williams (PF), Clayton Saleh (C) Bobby Douglass, Joshua Krueger, Patrick Whiddon, Brent Lam, Charles Smith | |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Craig Williams makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:14 | American U. | John Cunningham is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Massey | 22-24 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Craig Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert May (SF), Ronny McGinness (PF) Craig Williams, Ivan Szubinski | |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Charles Smith (C) Daniel Massey, Edgar Williams | |
| 05:42 | American U. | Rodney Decaro is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Jackson - foul #1 on Roland Jackson, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| 05:42 | American U. | Rodney Decaro misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| 05:10 | American U. | Rodney Decaro is hacked by Ronny McGinness - foul #1 on Ronny McGinness, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma (PF) Ronny McGinness | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Shipp (SG), Edgar Williams (PF) John Cunningham, Clayton Saleh | |
| 05:10 | American U. | Rodney Decaro makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:10 | American U. | Rodney Decaro misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 04:46 | American U. | Edgar Williams gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:32 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-25 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kenneth McClamma | 22-25 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Edgar Williams denies the turnaround by Robert May | 22-25 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Jackson | 22-25 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Robert May hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Decaro - foul #1 on Rodney Decaro, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Patterson (PG), Harry Bembry (SG), Ronny McGinness (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) John Shaw, Derek Dietrich, Kenneth McClamma, Roland Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Joshua Krueger (SG), Patrick Whiddon (SF), Brent Lam (PF), Clayton Saleh (C) Bobby Douglass, Bernard Shipp, Rodney Decaro, Edgar Williams, Charles Smith | |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Robert May makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Robert May makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:38 | American U. | Clayton Saleh clanks a jumper from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo grabs the board | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Patterson (fresh) SG - Harry Bembry (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronny McGinness (fresh) C - Christopher Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Massey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Whiddon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Lam (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Clayton Saleh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness is fouled on the floor by Joshua Krueger - foul #2 on Joshua Krueger, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Craig Williams (SF), Ivan Szubinski (PF) Robert May, Ronny McGinness | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 03:02 | American U. | Joshua Krueger grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 02:43 | American U. | Brent Lam connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Craig Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Joshua Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:18 | American U. | Patrick Whiddon buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Massey | 24-31 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Craig Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Whiddon - foul #3 on Patrick Whiddon, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Jackson (PG), Derek Dietrich (SG), Kenneth McClamma (PF), Roland Jackson (C) Corey Patterson, Harry Bembry, Ivan Szubinski, Christopher Vallo | |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Rodney Decaro (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Edgar Williams (PF), Charles Smith (C) Daniel Massey, Joshua Krueger, Patrick Whiddon, Brent Lam, Clayton Saleh | |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Craig Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Craig Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:02 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is fouled in the backcourt by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| 02:02 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:02 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Bobby Douglass picks off the pass by Craig Williams | 26-33 |
| 01:30 | American U. | Charles Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Ronny McGinness (SF) John Jackson, Craig Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | John Shaw misses the floater from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma tips it home | 28-33 |
| 01:01 | American U. | John Cunningham loses the dribble to Derek Dietrich | 28-33 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | John Shaw connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | American U. | Kenneth McClamma picks off the pass by Rodney Decaro in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rodney Decaro - foul #2 on Rodney Decaro, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Craig Williams (SF), Ivan Szubinski (PF), Robert May (C) Ronny McGinness, Kenneth McClamma, Roland Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG), Clayton Saleh (PF) John Cunningham, Edgar Williams | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:17 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 00:16 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Krueger | 33-33 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Ivan Szubinski takes the ball from Joshua Krueger | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski misses the fullcourt shot | 33-33 |