| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Arthur Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reed Plunkett (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Robert Brown inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Chicago State | Robert Adams is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Adams, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Benjamin Bown (PF) Robert Adams | |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain banks in the layup | 28-36 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Jain - foul #2 on Samuel Jain, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | Terrance Baden steals it from Harry Markus | 28-37 |
| 18:31 | Chicago State | Robert Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Reed Plunkett | 28-40 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-40 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick tips it but misses | 28-40 |
| 18:24 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:13 | Chicago State | Arthur Griffin takes the ball from Robert Brown | 28-40 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick lays it in set up by Arthur Griffin | 30-40 |
| 17:57 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Reed Plunkett | 30-42 |
| 17:47 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Riddick | 32-42 |
| 17:18 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel Jain - foul #3 on Samuel Jain, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (SG), Samuel Nava (SF), Dylan Mangum (PF), Mark Shotwell (C) Derek Riddick, Arthur Griffin, Samuel Jain, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 17:18 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:18 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy is whistled for a carry | 32-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens (SG), David Mitchell (PF), Chad Saunders (C) Reed Plunkett, Benjamin Bown, Terrance Baden | |
| 16:37 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Shotwell - foul #3 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harry Markus (C) Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bennie Earle (SF) Robert Brown | |
| 16:37 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:37 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin (SF) Paul Money | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG) Gary Degennaro | |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:00 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders hits the finger roll | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) SG - Samuel Nava (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Markus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Charles Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrel Bowens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bennie Earle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Mitchell (fresh) C - Chad Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava dunks the ball and the foul's on Charles Bowers - foul #1 on Charles Bowers, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Samuel Jain (PF) Roger Leedy, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Darrel Bowens, Bennie Earle, David Mitchell, Chad Saunders | |
| 15:42 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:22 | Chicago State | Robert Adams buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Dylan Mangum - foul #1 on Dylan Mangum, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG) Samuel Nava | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG) Charles Bowers | |
| 15:22 | Chicago State | Robert Adams makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-51 |
| 15:00 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-54 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Adams picks off the pass by Derek Riddick out of a doubleteam | 37-54 |
| 14:19 | Chicago State | Robert Adams drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Degennaro and he's hacked by Samuel Jain - foul #4 on Samuel Jain, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava (SF), Mark Shotwell (PF), Harry Markus (C) Arthur Griffin, Samuel Jain, Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:19 | Chicago State | Robert Adams makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Reed Plunkett is called for the reach on Derek Riddick - foul #1 on Reed Plunkett, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| 13:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava is whistled for a carry | 37-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens (SG), Bennie Earle (SF), Chad Saunders (C) Reed Plunkett, Robert Brown, Terrance Baden | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:25 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Shotwell | 37-57 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 13:15 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus loses the dribble to Robert Adams | 37-57 |
| 12:53 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders hits a floater from the left block set up by Gary Degennaro | 37-59 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus misses the easy layup | 37-59 |
| 12:30 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick snags the offensive board | 37-59 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derek Riddick | 39-59 |
| 11:49 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darrel Bowens | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Nava (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Shotwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Harry Markus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Bowens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bennie Earle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Chad Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Gary Degennaro takes the ball from Mark Shotwell | 39-61 |
| 11:28 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro lays it in | 39-63 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 42-63 |
| 10:57 | Chicago State | Robert Adams lays it up and in | 42-65 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Bennie Earle - foul #1 on Bennie Earle, team foul #5 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (SG), Arthur Griffin (SF), Dylan Mangum (PF) Derek Riddick, Samuel Nava, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG), Reed Plunkett (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Benjamin Bown (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Gary Degennaro, Darrel Bowens, Bennie Earle, Robert Adams, Chad Saunders | |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-65 |
| 10:29 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden can't tip it in | 44-65 |
| 10:27 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Jackson and he's fouled by Benjamin Bown - foul #1 on Benjamin Bown, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (PG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses the free throw | 46-65 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin snags the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Bowers takes the ball from Paul Money | 46-65 |
| 09:34 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden's floater is tipped away by Harry Markus | 46-65 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 09:20 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Reed Plunkett | 46-65 |
| 09:02 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden clanks a shot from the right side | 46-65 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Reed Plunkett - foul #2 on Reed Plunkett, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell (C) Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG), Robert Adams (PF) Charles Bowers, Benjamin Bown | |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy misses the free throw | 48-65 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum grabs the offensive board | 48-65 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Paul Money's floater is knocked away by Robert Adams | 48-65 |
| 08:41 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 08:12 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Reed Plunkett, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG) Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy is fouled on the floor by Gary Degennaro - foul #2 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #9 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava (SF), Samuel Jain (PF) Paul Money, Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens (SG), Chad Saunders (C) Reed Plunkett, Terrance Baden | |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:54 | Chicago State | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 07:32 | Chicago State | Samuel Nava takes the ball from Robert Adams | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Nava (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Mark Shotwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darrel Bowens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Chad Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Chad Saunders - foul #2 on Chad Saunders, team foul #10 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (PG), Arthur Griffin (SF) Roger Leedy, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bennie Earle (SF) Robert Brown | |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 06:59 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Chad Saunders | 49-67 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 49-67 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Paul Money hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 06:26 | Chicago State | Samuel Nava takes the ball from Gary Degennaro | 51-67 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin is fouled on the floor by Bennie Earle - foul #2 on Bennie Earle, team foul #11 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Roger Leedy (SG), Dylan Mangum (C) Paul Money, Derek Riddick, Samuel Nava | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG), Reed Plunkett (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Terrance Baden (C) Gary Degennaro, Darrel Bowens, Bennie Earle, Chad Saunders | |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Arthur Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:54 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Reed Plunkett is called for the reach on Roger Leedy - foul #4 on Reed Plunkett, team foul #12 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell (C) Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:23 | Chicago State | Robert Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Charles Bowers picks off the pass by Christopher Jackson | 54-67 |
| 04:47 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 54-69 |
| 04:39 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum snags the offensive board | 54-69 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-69 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses the tip | 54-69 |
| 04:28 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 04:03 | Chicago State | Robert Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-69 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Robert Adams swats the short shot by Samuel Jain | 54-69 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell can't tip it in | 54-69 |
| 03:47 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:18 | Chicago State | Mark Shotwell swats the short shot by Robert Brown | 54-69 |
| 03:17 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett tips it back up and in | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Leedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dylan Mangum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Jain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Shotwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Charles Bowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reed Plunkett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terrance Baden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell can't tip it in | 54-71 |
| 02:55 | Chicago State | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:26 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden is whistled for traveling | 54-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Boyer (PG), Samuel Nava (SG), Paul Money (SF) Christopher Jackson, Roger Leedy, Samuel Jain | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens (SG), Bennie Earle (SF), Benjamin Bown (PF), Chad Saunders (C) Reed Plunkett, Robert Brown, Robert Adams, Terrance Baden | |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Boyer | 57-71 |
| 01:55 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens's fadeaway is rejected by Dylan Mangum | 57-71 |
| 01:53 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens tips it back up and in | 57-73 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 01:42 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:20 | Chicago State | Mark Shotwell is called for the reach on Chad Saunders - foul #4 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #6 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (SG) Chris Boyer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Darrel Bowens | 57-75 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-75 |
| 01:02 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Mark Shotwell denies the turnaround by Chad Saunders | 57-75 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava grabs the board | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Bowers - foul #2 on Charles Bowers, team foul #13 | 57-75 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Samuel Nava makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:07 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders drills a runner in the paint and the foul's on Dylan Mangum - foul #2 on Dylan Mangum, team foul #7 | 58-77 |
| 00:07 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders makes the free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell is called for traveling | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers runs out the clock | 58-78 |