| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Coutu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Burnell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Rick Parker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Starling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ernie Goines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell is fouled on the floor by Edwin Merritt - foul #1 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:32 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | Western Illinois | James Starling hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 18:45 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Burnell | 29-33 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is called for 5 seconds | 29-33 |
| 18:12 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell's floater is tipped away by Pat Borders | 29-33 |
| 18:10 | Northeastern | Rick Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:58 | Northeastern | The jump hook by Matthew Burnell is blocked by James Starling | 29-33 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by James Starling is blocked by Donald Pennington | 29-33 |
| 17:36 | Northeastern | Rick Parker grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:31 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 17:30 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington tips it but misses | 29-33 |
| 17:29 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Northeastern | John Stilson makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Pennington | 31-33 |
| 16:58 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Matthew Burnell | 31-33 |
| 16:33 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edwin Merritt - foul #2 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG), Gerald Weaver (SG), Robert Schacht (PF), Nicholas Bou (C) Charles Coutu, John Stilson, Matthew Burnell, Rick Parker | |
| 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 | |
| 16:33 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:33 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Bou - foul #1 on Nicholas Bou, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Northeastern | William McEvoy is called for the reach on Nicholas Bou - foul #2 on William McEvoy, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling (SG), Roger Thames (SF) Gerald Weaver, Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dennis Doyle (fresh) SG - Stephen Dowling (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Thames (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reuben Kucharski (fresh) 2 reb. C - William McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:48 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:43 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 15:04 | Northeastern | Melvin Epps steals it from Roger Thames | 33-37 |
| 15:01 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin Epps | 33-39 |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Matthew Burnell (PF) Dennis Doyle, Roger Thames | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Melvin Epps, Reuben Kucharski | |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dowling steps in front of the Edwin Merritt pass | 33-39 |
| 14:04 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:47 | Western Illinois | James Starling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Stilson (SG), Donald Pennington (SF), Rick Parker (C) Stephen Dowling, Robert Schacht, Nicholas Bou | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Pat Borders (C) William McEvoy | |
| 13:39 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 13:20 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:14 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Coutu | 40-39 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Starling and the foul's on Donald Pennington - foul #1 on Donald Pennington, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski (PF) Ernie Goines | |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:33 | Northeastern | Rick Parker misses the jump hook from the left block | 40-42 |
| 12:32 | Northeastern | John Stilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:14 | Northeastern | A charge is called on Charles Coutu - foul #3 on Charles Coutu, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Schacht (SF), Nicholas Bou (C) Donald Pennington, Rick Parker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF), William McEvoy (PF) Edwin Merritt, Reuben Kucharski | |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders drills a floater near the basket set up by James Niblett | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Coutu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Stilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Burnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William McEvoy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Borders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-44 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Stilson - foul #1 on John Stilson, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG), Stephen Dowling (SG), Donald Pennington (SF) Charles Coutu, John Stilson, Matthew Burnell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF) James Niblett, James Starling, Melvin Epps, William McEvoy | |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:08 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 10:48 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:27 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Nicholas Bou | 40-44 |
| 10:14 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Pat Borders | 40-44 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Doyle - foul #1 on Dennis Doyle, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Matthew Burnell (PF), Rick Parker (C) Dennis Doyle, Robert Schacht, Nicholas Bou | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), William McEvoy (C) Greg Thompson, Pat Borders | |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:19 | Northeastern | Rick Parker comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 40-46 |
| 09:17 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Burnell | 40-46 |
| 09:02 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy loses the dribble to Rick Parker | 40-46 |
| 08:24 | Northeastern | Rick Parker banks in the layup | 42-46 |
| 08:14 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:12 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William McEvoy | 42-46 |
| 08:02 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernie Goines | 42-48 |
| 07:40 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Starling - foul #2 on James Starling, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG), John Stilson (SG), Robert Schacht (PF), Nicholas Bou (C) Charles Coutu, Stephen Dowling, Matthew Burnell, Rick Parker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Melvin Epps (SF), Reuben Kucharski (PF), Pat Borders (C) Thad Bishop, Edwin Merritt, Ernie Goines, William McEvoy | |
| 07:40 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:40 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dennis Doyle (fresh) SG - John Stilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Pennington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reuben Kucharski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | James Starling clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 07:27 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:22 | Northeastern | John Stilson is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Stilson, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roger Thames (SF) Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (SG) James Starling | |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders buries a shot near the basket | 43-50 |
| 06:38 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou's floater is tipped away by Pat Borders | 43-50 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is fouled on the floor by Dennis Doyle - foul #2 on Dennis Doyle, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Rick Parker (C) Dennis Doyle, Roger Thames | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG) Greg Thompson | |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Northeastern | Rick Parker pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:06 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu is hacked by Reuben Kucharski - foul #2 on Reuben Kucharski, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell (PF) Nicholas Bou | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William McEvoy (C) Pat Borders | |
| 05:56 | Northeastern | Rick Parker misses the easy layup | 43-51 |
| 05:54 | Northeastern | Rick Parker snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 05:46 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Melvin Epps - foul #1 on Melvin Epps, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| 05:46 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 05:46 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt (SF), Ernie Goines (PF) Melvin Epps, Reuben Kucharski | |
| 05:09 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | William McEvoy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matthew Burnell - foul #2 on Matthew Burnell, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (SG), Nicholas Bou (C) John Stilson, Rick Parker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:43 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 44-53 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernie Goines | 44-53 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:02 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Coutu | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Niblett | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Coutu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Doyle (fresh) SF - Robert Schacht (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Burnell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Starling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernie Goines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William McEvoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Schacht | 49-58 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt is hacked by Nicholas Bou - foul #2 on Nicholas Bou, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling (SG), Donald Pennington (SF), Rick Parker (C) Charles Coutu, Robert Schacht, Matthew Burnell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Reuben Kucharski (PF), Pat Borders (C) James Niblett, James Starling, Ernie Goines, William McEvoy | |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:54 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Schacht (PF) Nicholas Bou | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:48 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington is fouled on the floor by Edwin Merritt - foul #3 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| 02:48 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:48 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Matthew Burnell (PF) Dennis Doyle, Robert Schacht | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Ernie Goines (PF) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Reuben Kucharski | |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Matthew Burnell blocks the jumper by James Starling | 51-60 |
| 02:25 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:21 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington misses the floater from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernie Goines | 51-60 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 02:13 | Northeastern | Rick Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Rick Parker blows the layup but he's hacked by Pat Borders - foul #1 on Pat Borders, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Rick Parker misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:02 | Northeastern | Rick Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | James Starling tips it in | 51-62 |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | Ernie Goines is called for the reach on Donald Pennington - foul #3 on Ernie Goines, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG), John Stilson (SG), Robert Schacht (PF), Nicholas Bou (C) Charles Coutu, Stephen Dowling, Matthew Burnell, Rick Parker | |
| 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 | |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Stephen Dowling (SG), Matthew Burnell (PF), Rick Parker (C) Dennis Doyle, John Stilson, Robert Schacht, Nicholas Bou | |
| 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 | |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | James Starling connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Niblett | 53-64 |
| 00:56 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu loses the dribble to James Starling | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Matthew Burnell picks off the pass by James Niblett | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell is hacked by Pat Borders - foul #2 on Pat Borders, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG), John Stilson (SG), Robert Schacht (SF), Nicholas Bou (C) Charles Coutu, Stephen Dowling, Donald Pennington, Rick Parker | |
| 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 | |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski is hacked by John Stilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Stilson, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Stephen Dowling (SG), Donald Pennington (SF), Rick Parker (C) Dennis Doyle, John Stilson, Robert Schacht, Nicholas Bou | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), Pat Borders (C) Thad Bishop, Melvin Epps, William McEvoy | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Reuben Kucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:18 | Northeastern | Rick Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-65 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson runs out the clock | 55-65 |