| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gill (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Henry Gill inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Chicago State | Henry Gill is hacked by Sergio Juarez - foul #1 on Sergio Juarez, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:25 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses the easy layup | 38-27 |
| 19:23 | Chicago State | Henry Gill hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 18:55 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas hits a shot from the right side set up by Randall Atkinson | 42-27 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 18:33 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 18:06 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson is called for traveling | 42-27 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Eugene Sullivan - foul #1 on Eugene Sullivan, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom (C) Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses the 3rd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:45 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Randall Atkinson | 42-29 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-29 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-32 |
| 16:51 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead's pass is intercepted by Alton Wathen | 44-32 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin can't finish the layup | 44-32 |
| 16:45 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:26 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (PG), Franklin Branch (SF), William McFerran (PF), Ignacio Gutierrez (C) Joseph Thomas, Henry Gill, Tony Whitehead, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Chris Sanders (SG), Kenneth Williams (PF), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Charles Galvin, Alton Wathen, Sergio Juarez, Nestor Stamey | |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels misses the easy layup | 44-32 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom tips it home | 44-34 |
| 15:57 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jimmie Evans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William McFerran (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ignacio Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-34 |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams tips it in | 47-36 |
| 15:21 | Chicago State | Ignacio Gutierrez buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-36 |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels is hacked by Ignacio Gutierrez - foul #1 on Ignacio Gutierrez, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Henry Gill (SF), Tony Whitehead (PF), Blake Collins (C) Eugene Sullivan, William McFerran, Ignacio Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), Nestor Stamey (PF) Eddie Odom, Kenneth Williams | |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels's layup is rejected by Tony Whitehead | 50-36 |
| 14:58 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Blake Collins | 50-36 |
| 14:52 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 14:51 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Gill - foul #2 on Henry Gill, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG) Jimmie Evans | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG), Kenneth Williams (C) Chris Sanders, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:16 | Chicago State | Kenneth Williams picks off the pass by Henry Gill | 50-38 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | Joseph Thomas picks off the pass by Alton Wathen | 50-38 |
| 13:36 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey is fouled on the floor by Tony Whitehead - foul #1 on Tony Whitehead, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan (SG), Randall Atkinson (PF) Franklin Branch, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (SG), Sergio Juarez (SF) Alton Wathen, Kevin Alexandre | |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 13:09 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Randall Atkinson | 50-38 |
| 12:42 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (PG) Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lillard (SG), Eddie Odom (PF), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Charles Galvin, Nestor Stamey, Kenneth Williams | |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders is hacked by Jimmie Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmie Evans, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 12:30 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Howard Lillard | 50-41 |
| 12:25 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chris Sanders - foul #1 on Chris Sanders, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Alton Wathen (SG) Chris Sanders, Howard Lillard | |
| 12:25 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:25 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen is hacked by Randall Atkinson - foul #3 on Randall Atkinson, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), William McFerran (SF), Tony Whitehead (PF) Jimmie Evans, Henry Gill, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels grabs the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Eddie Odom is denied by Blake Collins | 52-41 |
| 11:46 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Franklin Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McFerran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Blake Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Whitehead | 55-41 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen connects on the jumper in the lane | 55-43 |
| 10:55 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Bartels is called for the reach on Blake Collins - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bartels, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Henry Gill (SF), Randall Atkinson (C) Franklin Branch, William McFerran, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG), Chris Sanders (SG), Frederick Wagner (SF), Nestor Stamey (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Kevin Alexandre, Alton Wathen, Sergio Juarez, Eddie Odom, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 10:45 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Sanders - foul #2 on Chris Sanders, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 10:45 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:45 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | William McFerran (C) Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:52 | Chicago State | William McFerran is called for 3 seconds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), Kevin Alexandre (SF) Chris Sanders, Frederick Wagner | |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kevin Alexandre | 57-45 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | Henry Gill connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Sullivan | 59-45 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen drills a shot in the lane | 59-47 |
| 08:29 | Chicago State | William McFerran misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | William McFerran steals it from Alton Wathen | 59-47 |
| 07:39 | Chicago State | Henry Gill drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Randall Atkinson | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gill (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William McFerran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Alexandre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nestor Stamey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Thomas - foul #2 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), Jimmie Evans (SG), Greg Barraza (SF), Tony Whitehead (PF), Blake Collins (C) Joseph Thomas, Eugene Sullivan, Henry Gill, Randall Atkinson, William McFerran | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (PG), Sergio Juarez (SF), Eddie Odom (PF), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Charles Galvin, Kevin Alexandre, Nestor Stamey, Kenneth Williams | |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom connects on the floater in the paint | 61-50 |
| 06:43 | Chicago State | Blake Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Odom | 61-50 |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 61-50 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom misses the floater from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 06:03 | Chicago State | Blake Collins snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 05:34 | Chicago State | Greg Barraza's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Bartels | 61-50 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom is fouled on the floor by Greg Barraza - foul #1 on Greg Barraza, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Eugene Sullivan (SG), Henry Gill (SF) Franklin Branch, Jimmie Evans, Greg Barraza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG), Kevin Alexandre (SG) Chris Sanders, Alton Wathen | |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Odom | 61-52 |
| 04:33 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Thomas | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Blake Collins - foul #4 on Blake Collins, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson (PF) Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (SG), Nestor Stamey (PF) Sergio Juarez, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:56 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 03:55 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-53 |
| 03:35 | Chicago State | Henry Gill gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gill (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Blake Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Odom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Chicago State | Henry Gill is fouled on the floor by Charles Galvin - foul #3 on Charles Galvin, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), Tony Whitehead (PF) Joseph Thomas, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frederick Wagner (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Charles Galvin, Eddie Odom | |
| 02:45 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (SG), William McFerran (SF), Ignacio Gutierrez (C) Eugene Sullivan, Henry Gill, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski (PF) Nestor Stamey | |
| 02:32 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Franklin Branch | 68-53 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-53 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Frederick Wagner grabs the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-53 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Frederick Wagner snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 01:50 | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom (PF) Danny Evanski | |
| 01:26 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans misses the jump hook from the left block | 68-53 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is called for traveling | 68-53 |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Odom - foul #2 on Eddie Odom, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Branch - foul #1 on Franklin Branch, team foul #10 | 69-53 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Chris Sanders is called for the reach on William McFerran - foul #3 on Chris Sanders, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | William McFerran makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | William McFerran misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Odom | 70-55 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch runs out the clock | 70-55 |