| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Glen Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Harrison (fresh) SF - Freddie King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Carey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Emilio Medina (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Freddie King inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Florida A&M | Freddie King hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Emilio Medina | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines is hacked by Emilio Medina - foul #2 on Emilio Medina, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt banks in the layup on a great pass from James Niblett | 32-33 |
| 18:49 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Pat Borders - foul #2 on Pat Borders, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:49 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | James Starling snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | James Niblett buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Pat Borders | 34-35 |
| 18:23 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Evan Carey - foul #1 on Evan Carey, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:08 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:46 | Florida A&M | Freddie King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 17:44 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 17:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Pat Borders | 35-37 |
| 17:05 | Western Illinois | James Starling is hacked by Glen Thornton - foul #2 on Glen Thornton, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), William McEvoy (C) Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, Pat Borders | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert May (PG), Jessie Warren (SG), Todd Kratochvil (SF), Timothy Leach (PF) Glen Thornton, Rick Harrison, Freddie King, Evan Carey | |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | James Niblett blows the dunk | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | Florida A&M | Todd Kratochvil grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:54 | Florida A&M | Todd Kratochvil misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to William McEvoy | 35-37 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | James Starling is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG) James Niblett, James Starling | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 16:09 | Florida A&M | Jessie Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Evan Carey (PF) Emilio Medina | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy blows the layup | 35-37 |
| 15:45 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Todd Kratochvil | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Reuben Kucharski (fresh) 3 pts. C - William McEvoy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robert May (fresh) SG - Jessie Warren (fresh) SF - Todd Kratochvil (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Evan Carey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Leach (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Florida A&M | Todd Kratochvil misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 15:33 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski is hacked by Timothy Leach - foul #1 on Timothy Leach, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton (PG), Rick Harrison (SG), Freddie King (SF), Stan McGeough (PF) Robert May, Jessie Warren, Evan Carey, Timothy Leach | |
| 14:54 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Niblett | 37-37 |
| 14:27 | Florida A&M | Pat Borders is called for the reach on Glen Thornton - foul #3 on Pat Borders, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina (C) Todd Kratochvil | |
| 14:12 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Emilio Medina | 37-39 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | James Niblett scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Merritt | 39-39 |
| 13:37 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 13:35 | Florida A&M | Freddie King pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:20 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Freddie King | 39-41 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Stan McGeough steals it from Ernie Goines | 39-41 |
| 12:47 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | James Niblett scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Starling | 42-41 |
| 12:02 | Florida A&M | Edwin Merritt takes the ball from Glen Thornton | 42-41 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Emilio Medina - foul #3 on Emilio Medina, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), William McEvoy (PF) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert May (PG), Jessie Warren (SG), Todd Kratochvil (SF), Evan Carey (PF), Timothy Leach (C) Glen Thornton, Rick Harrison, Freddie King, Stan McGeough, Emilio Medina | |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:25 | Florida A&M | Jessie Warren buries a jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William McEvoy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Pat Borders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robert May (fresh) SG - Jessie Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Kratochvil (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Evan Carey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Leach (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Robert May steals the ball from William McEvoy | 43-43 |
| 10:55 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey misses the jumper from the left block | 43-43 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 10:23 | Florida A&M | Todd Kratochvil gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:07 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey drills a driving attempt from the left block | 43-45 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Robert May picks off the pass by Greg Thompson | 43-45 |
| 09:18 | Florida A&M | Thad Bishop takes the ball from Todd Kratochvil | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop banks in the layup | 45-45 |
| 09:12 | Florida A&M | Robert May is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Melvin Epps, William McEvoy | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton (PG), Rick Harrison (SG), Freddie King (SF), Stan McGeough (PF), Emilio Medina (C) Robert May, Jessie Warren, Todd Kratochvil, Evan Carey, Timothy Leach | |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Niblett, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 08:44 | Florida A&M | Stan McGeough is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stan McGeough - foul #4 on Stan McGeough, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Evan Carey (PF) Stan McGeough | |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:05 | Florida A&M | The jump hook by Emilio Medina is blocked by Ernie Goines | 47-45 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernie Goines | 47-45 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | Evan Carey is called for the reach on James Niblett - foul #2 on Evan Carey, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) Pat Borders | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | James Starling connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Merritt | 49-45 |
| 07:12 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Edwin Merritt - foul #1 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Todd Kratochvil (SF) Freddie King | |
| 07:12 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:12 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William McEvoy (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Glen Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Harrison (fresh) SF - Todd Kratochvil (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Evan Carey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Emilio Medina (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 06:42 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:22 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Kratochvil and he's fouled by William McEvoy - foul #1 on William McEvoy, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski (PF), Melvin Epps (C) Ernie Goines, William McEvoy | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert May (PG), Jessie Warren (SG), Stan McGeough (PF) Glen Thornton, Rick Harrison, Evan Carey | |
| 06:22 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | James Niblett clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | James Starling clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | James Niblett tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 05:45 | Florida A&M | Stan McGeough grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:30 | Florida A&M | Robert May is fouled on the floor by James Niblett - foul #3 on James Niblett, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Ernie Goines (PF) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton (PG), Freddie King (SF) Robert May, Emilio Medina | |
| 05:12 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie King | 49-51 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps tips it in | 51-51 |
| 04:40 | Florida A&M | Todd Kratochvil double dribbles | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) Ernie Goines | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison (SG), Timothy Leach (C) Jessie Warren, Todd Kratochvil | |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Melvin Epps and he's hacked by Rick Harrison - foul #2 on Rick Harrison, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Evan Carey (PF) Timothy Leach | |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:14 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Stan McGeough | 53-51 |
| 04:02 | Florida A&M | James Starling is called for the reach on Freddie King - foul #1 on James Starling, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt (SF) Reuben Kucharski | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert May (PG), Emilio Medina (C) Glen Thornton, Stan McGeough | |
| 04:02 | Florida A&M | Freddie King makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:02 | Florida A&M | Freddie King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | James Starling is hacked by Emilio Medina - foul #4 on Emilio Medina, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:26 | Florida A&M | Freddie King clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Epps | 55-53 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | James Niblett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 02:56 | Florida A&M | Freddie King grabs the board | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McEvoy (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Melvin Epps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robert May (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Rick Harrison (fresh) SF - Freddie King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Evan Carey (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Emilio Medina (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Florida A&M | William McEvoy is called for the reach on Rick Harrison - foul #2 on William McEvoy, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines (PF) Melvin Epps | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton (PG), Todd Kratochvil (SF), Stan McGeough (PF) Robert May, Freddie King, Evan Carey | |
| 02:46 | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:31 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy hits a shot from close range | 57-53 |
| 02:31 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Pat Borders (C) William McEvoy | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Evan Carey (PF) Stan McGeough | |
| 02:09 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 02:07 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Pat Borders, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Freddie King (SF) Todd Kratochvil | |
| 01:42 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by James Niblett - foul #4 on James Niblett, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| 01:42 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:42 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt's pass is intercepted by Emilio Medina | 57-55 |
| 01:17 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Evan Carey | 57-57 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the fadeaway from the left side | 57-57 |
| 01:01 | Florida A&M | Freddie King grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:42 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey lays it up and in set up by Glen Thornton | 57-59 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Starling | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Glen Thornton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Harrison (fresh) SF - Freddie King (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Evan Carey (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Emilio Medina (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Ernie Goines is denied by Emilio Medina | 59-59 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Niblett | 62-59 |
| 04:30 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Pat Borders - foul #5 on Pat Borders, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) Pat Borders | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 04:30 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:30 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines is fouled on the floor by Evan Carey - foul #3 on Evan Carey, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:14 | Florida A&M | Emilio Medina grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 04:00 | Florida A&M | Freddie King is fouled on the floor by Edwin Merritt - foul #2 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 04:00 | Florida A&M | Freddie King makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:00 | Florida A&M | Freddie King misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | James Niblett clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 03:38 | Florida A&M | Freddie King pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:17 | Florida A&M | Freddie King drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Thornton | 63-64 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | James Niblett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 03:07 | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison is fouled on the floor by Edwin Merritt - foul #3 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #13 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Stan McGeough (PF) Evan Carey | |
| 03:07 | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:07 | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | James Niblett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:51 | Florida A&M | Freddie King gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:28 | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison is called for traveling | 66-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (C) Ernie Goines | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jessie Warren (SG), Todd Kratochvil (SF) Rick Harrison, Freddie King | |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines (PF) Melvin Epps | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Freddie King (SF), Evan Carey (PF) Todd Kratochvil, Stan McGeough | |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Emilio Medina - foul #5 on Emilio Medina, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Rick Harrison (SG), Stan McGeough (C) Jessie Warren, Emilio Medina | |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:13 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:59 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey is denied on a layup by William McEvoy | 67-65 |
| 01:58 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy loses the ball out of bounds | 67-65 |
| 01:22 | Florida A&M | Glen Thornton knocks in the floater from the left block | 67-67 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Starling | 69-67 |
| 00:47 | Florida A&M | Stan McGeough drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Thornton and he's fouled by James Starling - foul #2 on James Starling, team foul #14 | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Florida A&M | Stan McGeough makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Glen Thornton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rick Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Freddie King (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Evan Carey (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Stan McGeough (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-70 |
| 00:23 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey is hacked by James Niblett in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Niblett, team foul #15 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG) James Niblett | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:22 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:22 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 00:06 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey is fouled in the backcourt by Thad Bishop - foul #2 on Thad Bishop, team foul #16 | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Evan Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-73 |