| Lineup | Furman | PG - Billy Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Drewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Gayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | James Niblett clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Weiss - foul #2 on Billy Weiss, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:08 | Furman | Karl Gayden is fouled on the floor by Ernie Goines - foul #2 on Ernie Goines, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | Furman | James Niblett is called for the reach on Curtis Razo - foul #2 on James Niblett, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Furman | Mladen Drewski lays it up and in set up by Billy Weiss | 33-28 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Niblett | 33-31 |
| 18:14 | Furman | Curtis Razo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mladen Drewski | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt tips it home | 36-33 |
| 17:45 | Furman | Thad Bishop is called for the reach on Curtis Razo - foul #1 on Thad Bishop, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Furman | Josef Trojanowski (PG), Philip Wilson (C) Billy Weiss, Karl Gayden | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:27 | Furman | Lewis Haynes misses the driving attempt near the basket | 36-33 |
| 17:26 | Furman | Lewis Haynes grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:17 | Furman | Mladen Drewski misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernie Goines | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop double dribbles | 36-33 |
| Subs | Furman | Dwight Giron (SG), Patrick Walker (SF), Nick Clower (C) Curtis Razo, Mladen Drewski, Lewis Haynes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), William McEvoy (C) Thad Bishop, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, Pat Borders | |
| 16:32 | Furman | William McEvoy is called for the reach on Nick Clower - foul #2 on William McEvoy, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Furman | Billy Weiss (PG) Josef Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Yancey (PG) James Niblett | |
| 16:19 | Furman | Dwight Giron misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Yancey - foul #1 on James Yancey, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Furman | Karl Gayden (C) Nick Clower | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:19 | Furman | Dwight Giron misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:19 | Furman | Dwight Giron misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:02 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by William McEvoy is denied by Karl Gayden | 36-33 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Billy Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Giron (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Gayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Yancey (fresh) SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reuben Kucharski (fresh) 4 reb. C - William McEvoy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Furman | Philip Wilson double dribbles | 36-35 |
| Subs | Furman | Curtis Razo (SG), Lewis Haynes (PF) Dwight Giron, Philip Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF) James Yancey, Greg Thompson, Reuben Kucharski | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:21 | Furman | Melvin Epps steps in front of the Billy Weiss pass | 36-38 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | James Starling knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Niblett | 36-40 |
| 14:44 | Furman | Patrick Walker is fouled on the floor by Melvin Epps - foul #1 on Melvin Epps, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Furman | Josef Trojanowski (PG), Mladen Drewski (SF), Philip Wilson (C) Billy Weiss, Patrick Walker, Karl Gayden | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines (PF), Pat Borders (C) William McEvoy, Melvin Epps | |
| 14:26 | Furman | Curtis Razo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-40 |
| 14:12 | Furman | Philip Wilson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:51 | Furman | Lewis Haynes misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ernie Goines - foul #3 on Ernie Goines, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Furman | Dwight Giron (SG) Curtis Razo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG) James Niblett | |
| 13:51 | Furman | Lewis Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:51 | Furman | Lewis Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | James Starling is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF) Edwin Merritt | |
| 13:15 | Furman | Dwight Giron misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 13:14 | Furman | Josef Trojanowski tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Philip Wilson steals it from Pat Borders | 40-40 |
| 12:43 | Furman | Philip Wilson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | James Starling is hacked by Dwight Giron - foul #2 on Dwight Giron, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Furman | Billy Weiss (PG), Curtis Razo (SG), Patrick Walker (SF), Leon Haider (PF), Karl Gayden (C) Josef Trojanowski, Dwight Giron, Mladen Drewski, Lewis Haynes, Philip Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Edwin Merritt (SF), William McEvoy (C) James Starling, Melvin Epps, Pat Borders | |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop is hacked by Curtis Razo - foul #3 on Curtis Razo, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (C) Ernie Goines | |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Billy Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Razo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Haider (fresh) C - Karl Gayden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William McEvoy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Epps (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:36 | Furman | Curtis Razo drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Haider | 43-43 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:24 | Furman | Leon Haider snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 11:16 | Furman | Leon Haider lays it in and he's hacked by William McEvoy - foul #3 on William McEvoy, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Furman | Lewis Haynes (PF) Patrick Walker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG) Thad Bishop | |
| 11:16 | Furman | Leon Haider makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps is fouled on the floor by Karl Gayden - foul #1 on Karl Gayden, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Furman | Mladen Drewski (SF) Leon Haider | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines (PF) Melvin Epps | |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | James Niblett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 10:37 | Furman | The rebound goes to Lewis Haynes | 46-43 |
| 10:20 | Furman | Karl Gayden clanks a jumper in the lane | 46-43 |
| 10:18 | Furman | Lewis Haynes tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Merritt | 46-43 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Weiss - foul #3 on Billy Weiss, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Furman | Josef Trojanowski (PG), Dwight Giron (SG), Philip Wilson (C) Billy Weiss, Curtis Razo, Karl Gayden | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Pat Borders (C) William McEvoy | |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:56 | Furman | Lewis Haynes snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:29 | Furman | Ernie Goines is called for the reach on Josef Trojanowski - foul #4 on Ernie Goines, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Furman | Patrick Walker (C) Lewis Haynes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF) Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines | |
| 09:29 | Furman | Josef Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:29 | Furman | Josef Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on James Niblett - foul #3 on James Niblett, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG) James Niblett | |
| 08:44 | Furman | Mladen Drewski misses the jumper from the left block | 48-44 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski lays it in set up by James Starling | 48-46 |
| 08:19 | Furman | Dwight Giron misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-46 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders hits a turnaround near the basket | 48-48 |
| 07:33 | Furman | Josef Trojanowski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Giron | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Josef Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Giron (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mladen Drewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Philip Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Starling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reuben Kucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski misses short on a runner from the right block | 50-48 |
| 07:10 | Furman | Patrick Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:57 | Furman | Mladen Drewski is whistled for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Furman | Billy Weiss (PG), Curtis Razo (SG), Leon Haider (SF), Lewis Haynes (PF), Karl Gayden (C) Josef Trojanowski, Dwight Giron, Mladen Drewski, Philip Wilson, Patrick Walker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF), William McEvoy (C) James Starling, Melvin Epps, Reuben Kucharski, Pat Borders | |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thad Bishop | 50-50 |
| 06:26 | Furman | Leon Haider blows the dunk | 50-50 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt comes up short on the floater from the right block | 50-50 |
| 06:18 | Furman | Karl Gayden grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 06:08 | Furman | William McEvoy steals it from Billy Weiss | 50-50 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edwin Merritt | 50-53 |
| 05:45 | Furman | Billy Weiss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy loses the dribble to Leon Haider | 50-53 |
| 05:28 | Furman | Curtis Razo lays it up and in set up by Leon Haider | 52-53 |
| 05:23 | Western Illinois | James Niblett drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Merritt | 52-55 |
| 05:01 | Furman | Leon Haider connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Billy Weiss | 54-55 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Niblett, team foul #11 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Furman | Patrick Walker (SF), Philip Wilson (C) Leon Haider, Karl Gayden | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), Pat Borders (C) Thad Bishop, William McEvoy | |
| 04:43 | Furman | Lewis Haynes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Razo | 56-55 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the fadeaway in the paint | 56-55 |
| 04:26 | Furman | Curtis Razo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:07 | Furman | Philip Wilson knocks in the shot from the right side | 58-55 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 03:43 | Furman | The rebound goes to Curtis Razo | 58-55 |
| 03:24 | Furman | Patrick Walker buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Billy Weiss | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Billy Weiss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Razo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Haynes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Merritt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Starling and he's hacked by Patrick Walker - foul #1 on Patrick Walker, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Furman | Josef Trojanowski (PG), Dwight Giron (SG), Mladen Drewski (SF), Karl Gayden (C) Billy Weiss, Curtis Razo, Patrick Walker, Lewis Haynes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), William McEvoy (PF), Melvin Epps (C) James Niblett, Ernie Goines, Pat Borders | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:58 | Furman | Mladen Drewski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Giron | 63-58 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Furman | Lewis Haynes (PF) Philip Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Pat Borders (C) Thad Bishop, Melvin Epps | |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | James Niblett buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Starling | 63-61 |
| 02:43 | Furman | Furman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Furman | Billy Weiss (PG), Curtis Razo (SG) Josef Trojanowski, Dwight Giron | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines (PF) William McEvoy | |
| 02:19 | Furman | Mladen Drewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Starling | 63-61 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernie Goines | 63-64 |
| 01:29 | Furman | Lewis Haynes's dunk attempt is rejected by Edwin Merritt | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Curtis Razo is called for the reach on James Starling - foul #4 on Curtis Razo, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:01 | Furman | Mladen Drewski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 00:59 | Furman | Karl Gayden tips it back up and in | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the floater in the lane | 65-66 |
| 00:35 | Furman | Karl Gayden snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 00:17 | Furman | Lewis Haynes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Starling - foul #4 on James Starling, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 00:17 | Furman | Lewis Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:17 | Furman | Lewis Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders is whistled for traveling | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Billy Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Razo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mladen Drewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Haynes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Karl Gayden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Curtis Razo is called for the reach on James Starling - foul #5 on Curtis Razo, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Furman | Dwight Giron (SG) Curtis Razo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:35 | Furman | Lewis Haynes grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 04:13 | Furman | Lewis Haynes misses the easy layup | 66-67 |
| 04:12 | Furman | Karl Gayden grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:55 | Furman | Mladen Drewski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | James Niblett pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | James Niblett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 03:31 | Furman | Mladen Drewski gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:27 | Furman | Billy Weiss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 03:26 | Furman | Karl Gayden gets the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:07 | Furman | Billy Weiss can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Pat Borders - foul #1 on Pat Borders, team foul #13 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Furman | Philip Wilson (C) Karl Gayden | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) Pat Borders | |
| 03:07 | Furman | Billy Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:07 | Furman | Billy Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | James Niblett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dwight Giron - foul #3 on Dwight Giron, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Furman | Josef Trojanowski (PG) Billy Weiss | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:41 | Furman | Furman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Pat Borders (C) William McEvoy | |
| 02:25 | Furman | Dwight Giron comes up short on the shot in the paint | 68-70 |
| 02:23 | Furman | Philip Wilson hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Mladen Drewski is called for the reach on Ernie Goines - foul #1 on Mladen Drewski, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Furman | Billy Weiss (PG), Karl Gayden (C) Josef Trojanowski, Philip Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Ernie Goines makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:38 | Furman | Karl Gayden scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Mladen Drewski | 72-72 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | James Niblett connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Starling | 72-74 |
| 01:08 | Furman | Karl Gayden is whistled for traveling | 72-74 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | James Starling buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-77 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Billy Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Giron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mladen Drewski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Haynes (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Karl Gayden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Furman | Karl Gayden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 00:34 | Furman | Billy Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Furman | Lewis Haynes misses badly on a runner from the right block | 72-77 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders grabs the board | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders is hacked by Billy Weiss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Weiss, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (SG) James Starling | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:30 | Furman | Mladen Drewski snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 00:24 | Furman | Billy Weiss scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Karl Gayden | 75-77 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Dwight Giron is called for the reach on Greg Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwight Giron, team foul #12 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG) James Niblett | |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:17 | Furman | Lewis Haynes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwight Giron | 78-79 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Dwight Giron - foul #5 on Dwight Giron, team foul #13 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Furman | Josef Trojanowski (SG) Dwight Giron | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG) Greg Thompson | |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:16 | Furman | Karl Gayden pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Furman | Karl Gayden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-80 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Niblett | 78-80 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Weiss - foul #5 on Billy Weiss, team foul #14 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Furman | Patrick Walker (SG) Billy Weiss | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:06 | Furman | Furman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Furman | Josef Trojanowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-81 |