| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bova (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Howard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bradford Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders banks in the layup on a great pass from James Starling and the foul's on Steven Howard - foul #2 on Steven Howard, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long (C) Bruce Busch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | James Starling knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Howard | 36-37 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), David Price (PF), Bruce Busch (C) Tyler Prichard, Joe Bova, Bradford Delarosa, Steve Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), William McEvoy (C) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, Pat Borders | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Busch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-37 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Price | 36-37 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard misses the 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 16:58 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Price - foul #3 on David Price, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa (PF), Vincent Hester (C) David Price, Bruce Busch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Bradford Delarosa steals the ball from Thad Bishop in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | William McEvoy is called for the reach on Steven Howard - foul #1 on William McEvoy, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen (PG), Joe Bova (SG), Tyler Herring (PF), Steve Long (C) Chris Nitzkowski, Lawrence Richey, Bradford Delarosa, Vincent Hester | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF), Pat Borders (C) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Melvin Epps, Reuben Kucharski, William McEvoy | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Arthur Carstensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Bova (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Steve Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Borders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ernie Goines - foul #3 on Ernie Goines, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG) Arthur Carstensen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:31 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-38 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | James Starling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Bova - foul #2 on Joe Bova, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SF) Steven Howard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Herring pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard's pass is intercepted by Pat Borders | 38-39 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders buries a turnaround from the left block | 38-41 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Herring hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-41 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | James Niblett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Tyler Herring | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-41 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | James Starling clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Merritt | 38-41 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Herring gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Starling - foul #2 on James Starling, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Richey (PG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), David Price (PF), Bruce Busch (C) Tyler Prichard, Chris Nitzkowski, Tyler Herring, Steve Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), William McEvoy (C) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, Pat Borders | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Thad Bishop | 40-43 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova misses long on a turnaround from close range | 40-43 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bradford Delarosa | 42-43 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski hits a jumper in the paint | 42-45 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reuben Kucharski steals the ball from David Price | 42-45 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Bova - foul #3 on Joe Bova, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen (PG), Vincent Hester (C) Joe Bova, Bruce Busch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson is hacked by Lawrence Richey - foul #3 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard (SF) David Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Yancey (PG), Ernie Goines (PF), Pat Borders (C) Greg Thompson, Reuben Kucharski, William McEvoy | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Arthur Carstensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Richey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradford Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Hester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Yancey (fresh) SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) PF - Ernie Goines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Pat Borders (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Hester snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard's layup is rejected by Pat Borders | 42-45 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Richey - foul #4 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (SG), Tyler Herring (PF) Lawrence Richey, Bradford Delarosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF) Thad Bishop, Melvin Epps | |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt is hacked by Arthur Carstensen - foul #2 on Arthur Carstensen, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG) Joe Bova | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Hester | 44-47 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by James Yancey | 44-49 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Hester's pass is intercepted by Edwin Merritt | 44-49 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Arthur Carstensen is called for the reach on James Yancey - foul #3 on Arthur Carstensen, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Joe Bova (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), David Price (PF), Bruce Busch (C) Arthur Carstensen, Chris Nitzkowski, Steven Howard, Tyler Herring, Vincent Hester | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), William McEvoy (C) James Starling, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, Pat Borders | |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | James Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | James Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG) James Yancey | |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by James Niblett | 44-54 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | William McEvoy is called for the reach on Bruce Busch - foul #2 on William McEvoy, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long (PF) David Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thad Bishop takes the ball from Bradford Delarosa | 44-54 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop lays it up and in | 44-56 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the lay-in | 47-56 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bruce Busch | 47-56 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-56 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Tyler Prichard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bova (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradford Delarosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Busch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fairly fresh) PF - Reuben Kucharski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William McEvoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa banks in the layup set up by Steve Long and the foul's on Melvin Epps - foul #3 on Melvin Epps, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (PG), Lawrence Richey (SG), Steven Howard (SF), David Price (C) Tyler Prichard, Joe Bova, Steve Long, Bruce Busch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF), Pat Borders (C) James Niblett, Thad Bishop, Melvin Epps, Reuben Kucharski, William McEvoy | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | James Starling is hacked by Lawrence Richey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Richey, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen (PG), Tyler Herring (PF) Lawrence Richey, Bradford Delarosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Price snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Herring grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Starling - foul #3 on James Starling, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Pat Borders | 53-61 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Starling - foul #4 on James Starling, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Busch (C) Tyler Herring | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG) Greg Thompson | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | James Niblett can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Carstensen - foul #4 on Arthur Carstensen, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa (PF) David Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Busch drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Howard and he's hacked by Pat Borders - foul #3 on Pat Borders, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard (PG), Joe Bova (SG) Arthur Carstensen, Chris Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) Pat Borders | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Busch makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Bradford Delarosa picks off the pass by James Niblett | 57-62 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa is called for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long (PF), Vincent Hester (C) Bradford Delarosa, Bruce Busch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG) James Niblett, James Starling | |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Steve Long steps in front of the Greg Thompson pass in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 04:15 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William McEvoy - foul #3 on William McEvoy, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski (SG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), David Price (PF) Joe Bova, Steven Howard, Steve Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), Pat Borders (C) Greg Thompson, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, William McEvoy | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Prichard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:59 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chris Nitzkowski - foul #1 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen (PG), Tyler Herring (PF) Tyler Prichard, Vincent Hester | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski's floater is knocked away by Reuben Kucharski | 58-66 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tyler Herring hits the follow up shot | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Arthur Carstensen (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chris Nitzkowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bradford Delarosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tyler Herring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Reuben Kucharski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Borders (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bradford Delarosa - foul #1 on Bradford Delarosa, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG) Thad Bishop | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-69 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bradford Delarosa tips it home | 62-69 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | James Starling is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Nitzkowski - foul #2 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #13 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long (C) David Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (PG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF) James Niblett, Reuben Kucharski, Pat Borders | |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starling picks off the pass by Bradford Delarosa | 62-71 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | James Starling dunks the ball | 62-73 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski is fouled on the floor by James Starling - foul #5 on James Starling, team foul #10 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova (SG), Steven Howard (SF), Bruce Busch (C) Arthur Carstensen, Bradford Delarosa, Steve Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Yancey (PG), William McEvoy (C) James Starling, Melvin Epps | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to William McEvoy | 62-73 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernie Goines | 62-75 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Bova knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Nitzkowski | 65-75 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | James Yancey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen (PG), Bradford Delarosa (SF), Steve Long (PF), Vincent Hester (C) Joe Bova, Steven Howard, Tyler Herring, Bruce Busch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF) James Yancey, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chris Nitzkowski blows the dunk | 65-75 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy pulls down the rebound | 65-75 |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Bradford Delarosa is called for the reach on Melvin Epps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradford Delarosa, team foul #14 | 65-75 |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Hester grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Arthur Carstensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy grabs the board | 65-76 |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Nitzkowski - foul #3 on Chris Nitzkowski, team foul #15 | 65-76 |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long gets the rebound | 65-76 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Reuben Kucharski swats the layup by Vincent Hester | 65-76 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson gets the rebound | 65-76 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson lays it in uncontested | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thad Bishop steals it from Arthur Carstensen in the backcourt | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson is hacked by Vincent Hester - foul #1 on Vincent Hester, team foul #16 | 65-78 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Reuben Kucharski - foul #2 on Reuben Kucharski, team foul #11 | 65-80 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve Long misses the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski grabs the board | 66-80 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop runs out the clock | 66-80 |