| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hargraves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Olorun Banda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Pennell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Priolo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Strang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Stetler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Brett Ashley inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Albany | Olorun Banda can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 31-29 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dimartino | 31-29 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | James Stetler misses the lay-in | 31-29 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Strang tips it home | 31-31 |
| 19:11 | Albany | Shane Knox takes the ball from Olorun Banda | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox lays it up and in | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Albany | Olorun Banda buries a floater from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:41 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | John Priolo tips it in | 33-35 |
| 18:17 | Albany | Olorun Banda clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on James Stetler - foul #3 on James Stetler, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:17 | Albany | Olorun Banda makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:17 | Albany | Olorun Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Stanley Hargraves takes the ball from Robert Strang | 35-35 |
| 17:57 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell lays it in set up by Stanley Hargraves | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Jeffery Southwell steals the ball from Michael Dimartino | 37-35 |
| 17:40 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell banks in the layup | 39-35 |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | John Priolo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 17:28 | Albany | Brett Ashley pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:07 | Albany | Brett Ashley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (PG), Wesley Renninger (C) Jeffery Southwell, Thomas Pennell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino misses the shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:59 | Albany | Wesley Renninger pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:55 | Albany | James Keane hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Strang misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 16:36 | Albany | Olorun Banda gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:32 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:25 | Albany | Olorun Banda snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:56 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves buries a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Michael Dimartino - foul #3 on Michael Dimartino, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (PG), Andrew Harnish (SF), Clarence Adcock (PF) James Keane, Brett Ashley, Olorun Banda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rex Palmer (PG), Guadalupe Ruiz (SG), Patrick Scholten (SF), William Taylor (PF), Alexander Donovan (C) John Priolo, Shane Knox, Robert Strang, James Stetler, Michael Dimartino | |
| 15:56 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hargraves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Harnish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Renninger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Rex Palmer (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Ruiz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Scholten (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten is hacked by Stanley Hargraves - foul #1 on Stanley Hargraves, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (SG) Stanley Hargraves | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Guadalupe Ruiz is fouled on the floor by Andrew Harnish - foul #1 on Andrew Harnish, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Guadalupe Ruiz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 15:12 | Albany | Clarence Adcock grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 15:05 | Albany | Clarence Adcock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Guadalupe Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | James Keane steals it from Guadalupe Ruiz | 45-35 |
| 14:30 | Albany | Wesley Renninger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rex Palmer - foul #1 on Rex Palmer, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Albany | Brett Ashley (SF), Olorun Banda (PF) Andrew Harnish, Clarence Adcock | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG), James Stetler (PF) Rex Palmer, William Taylor | |
| 14:30 | Albany | Wesley Renninger makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:30 | Albany | Wesley Renninger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | James Stetler buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Priolo and he's fouled by Olorun Banda - foul #3 on Olorun Banda, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Stanley Hargraves (SG), Thomas Pennell (C) Jeffery Southwell, Wesley Renninger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Knox (SG), Robert Strang (SF), Michael Dimartino (C) Guadalupe Ruiz, Patrick Scholten, Alexander Donovan | |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | James Stetler misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:15 | Albany | Olorun Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:53 | Albany | James Keane can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 13:52 | Albany | Olorun Banda tips it in | 49-37 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | James Stetler buries a jumper from the right wing set up by John Priolo | 49-39 |
| 13:23 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | James Stetler gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | John Priolo buries a fadeaway in the paint | 49-41 |
| 12:50 | Albany | Olorun Banda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (PG), Clarence Adcock (PF) James Keane, Olorun Banda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rex Palmer (PG) John Priolo | |
| 12:29 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Pennell - foul #2 on Thomas Pennell, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (SG), Wesley Renninger (PF) Stanley Hargraves, Brett Ashley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten (SF) Robert Strang | |
| 12:29 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:08 | Albany | Wesley Renninger is called for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Andrew Harnish (SF) Thomas Pennell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Guadalupe Ruiz (SG), William Taylor (PF), Alexander Donovan (C) Shane Knox, James Stetler, Michael Dimartino | |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Alexander Donovan is hacked by Wesley Renninger - foul #3 on Wesley Renninger, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (SG), Olorun Banda (PF) Roy Baker, Andrew Harnish | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG) Rex Palmer | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Olorun Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Renninger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Priolo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Ruiz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Scholten (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | William Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:23 | Western Illinois | William Taylor tips it in | 49-46 |
| 11:09 | Albany | Patrick Scholten steps in front of the Olorun Banda pass | 49-46 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | John Priolo lays it up and in set up by Patrick Scholten | 49-48 |
| 10:48 | Albany | John Priolo steals the ball from James Keane | 49-48 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten drills a shot from the right side set up by Guadalupe Ruiz | 49-50 |
| 10:37 | Albany | James Keane makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Southwell | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | John Priolo loses the dribble to Wesley Renninger | 51-50 |
| 10:02 | Albany | Wesley Renninger buries a runner in the lane | 53-50 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Guadalupe Ruiz hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Priolo | 53-53 |
| 09:26 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 09:24 | Western Illinois | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | Olorun Banda is called for the reach on William Taylor - foul #4 on Olorun Banda, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (PG), Stanley Hargraves (SG), Brett Ashley (SF), Brent Mason (PF), Thomas Pennell (C) Jeffery Southwell, James Keane, Clarence Adcock, Olorun Banda, Wesley Renninger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rex Palmer (PG), Shane Knox (SG), Robert Strang (SF), James Stetler (PF), Michael Dimartino (C) John Priolo, Guadalupe Ruiz, Patrick Scholten, William Taylor, Alexander Donovan | |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino can't throw it down | 53-53 |
| 08:44 | Albany | Thomas Pennell gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Roy Baker can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Dimartino - foul #4 on Michael Dimartino, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Roy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Roy Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Thomas Pennell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:28 | Albany | Roy Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino can't throw it down | 56-53 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Robert Strang gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 07:57 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:50 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves loses the dribble to Shane Knox | 56-53 |
| 07:47 | Western Illinois | Rex Palmer blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Strang pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roy Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Hargraves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brent Mason (fresh) C - Thomas Pennell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Rex Palmer (fresh) SG - Shane Knox (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Strang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stetler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dimartino (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 07:12 | Albany | Brett Ashley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Strang - foul #1 on Robert Strang, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (PG), Olorun Banda (PF) Roy Baker, Brent Mason | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG) Rex Palmer | |
| 07:12 | Albany | Brett Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:12 | Albany | Brett Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | John Priolo misses badly on a shot from the right side | 58-56 |
| 06:48 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 06:40 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Olorun Banda | 60-56 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | James Stetler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 60-56 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | James Stetler knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Dimartino | 60-58 |
| 05:57 | Albany | Michael Dimartino blocks the jumper by Brett Ashley | 60-58 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | James Stetler gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Priolo and the foul's on Stanley Hargraves - foul #2 on Stanley Hargraves, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (PG), Clarence Adcock (SF), Brent Mason (C) Stanley Hargraves, Brett Ashley, Thomas Pennell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten (SF), William Taylor (PF), Alexander Donovan (C) Robert Strang, James Stetler, Michael Dimartino | |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:38 | Albany | Olorun Banda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | Alexander Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | William Taylor makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Priolo | 60-63 |
| 05:08 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-63 |
| 05:06 | Albany | Olorun Banda gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:55 | Albany | Patrick Scholten takes the ball from Brent Mason | 60-63 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Alexander Donovan scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Priolo | 60-65 |
| 04:11 | Albany | James Keane misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Shane Knox - foul #2 on Shane Knox, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Albany | Stanley Hargraves (SG), Brett Ashley (SF), Wesley Renninger (C) Jeffery Southwell, Olorun Banda, Brent Mason | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rex Palmer (PG), Guadalupe Ruiz (SG), Robert Strang (SF), James Stetler (PF), Michael Dimartino (C) John Priolo, Shane Knox, Patrick Scholten, William Taylor, Alexander Donovan | |
| 04:11 | Albany | James Keane makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:11 | Albany | James Keane makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:57 | Western Illinois | James Stetler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino tips it in | 62-67 |
| 03:38 | Albany | Wesley Renninger's layup is rejected by Robert Strang | 62-67 |
| 03:37 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves can't tip it in | 62-67 |
| 03:36 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - James Keane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hargraves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Renninger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Rex Palmer (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Strang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Stetler (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dimartino (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Albany | Wesley Renninger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-67 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (PG), Thomas Pennell (C) James Keane, Wesley Renninger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Stanley Hargraves steps in front of the James Stetler pass | 62-67 |
| 02:40 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell is hacked by Guadalupe Ruiz - foul #1 on Guadalupe Ruiz, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| 02:40 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:40 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | James Stetler pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Jeffery Southwell picks off the pass by Robert Strang | 63-67 |
| 02:04 | Albany | Brett Ashley misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dimartino | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Albany | Olorun Banda (PF) Clarence Adcock | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG), Shane Knox (SG) Rex Palmer, Guadalupe Ruiz | |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | John Priolo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Strang | 63-69 |
| 01:26 | Albany | Brett Ashley connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeffery Southwell | 65-69 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | John Priolo misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Olorun Banda - foul #5 on Olorun Banda, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Adcock (PF) Olorun Banda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | John Priolo makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | John Priolo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:50 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell buries a 3 from straight away | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Pennell - foul #3 on Thomas Pennell, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Guadalupe Ruiz (SG), William Taylor (PF) Shane Knox, James Stetler | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:30 | Albany | Thomas Pennell grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves misses the 3 from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dimartino | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | John Priolo is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Southwell - foul #2 on Jeffery Southwell, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | John Priolo misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | John Priolo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Albany | John Priolo is called for the reach on Jeffery Southwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Priolo, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Knox (SG), James Stetler (PF) Guadalupe Ruiz, William Taylor | |
| 00:05 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Hargraves - foul #3 on Stanley Hargraves, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Shane Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:04 | Albany | Albany calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Albany | Stanley Hargraves misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-73 |