| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Brett Burbank (fresh) SG - Carlos Threatt (fresh) SF - Rick Sweitzer (fresh) PF - Timothy Dewar (fresh) C - Thomas Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) SG - Bobby Richardson (fresh) SF - Jason Davis (fresh) PF - Bobby Moore (fresh) C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Centenary | Timothy Dewar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Davis | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Centenary | Timothy Dewar is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Hipolito Romano is denied by Thomas Stewart | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Centenary | Rick Sweitzer gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Centenary | Brett Burbank grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Centenary | Timothy Dewar gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | Centenary | Jason Davis denies the turnaround by Rick Sweitzer | 0-3 |
| 17:27 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Price (PG), David Williams (SG), Reginald Struble (SF), Dave O'Neill (PF), Thomas Eaton (C) Brett Burbank, Carlos Threatt, Rick Sweitzer, Timothy Dewar, Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:50 | Centenary | Thomas Eaton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hipolito Romano - foul #1 on Hipolito Romano, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jonathan Neighbors (SG) Bobby Richardson | |
| 16:50 | Centenary | Thomas Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:50 | Centenary | Thomas Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter is hacked by Robert Price - foul #1 on Robert Price, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins (PF), Derrick Hanlin (C) Bobby Moore, Hipolito Romano | |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 15:57 | Centenary | Robert Price hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - Reginald Struble (fresh) PF - Dave O'Neill (fresh) C - Thomas Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Hunter (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Neighbors (fresh) SF - Jason Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Forest Hawkins (fresh) C - Derrick Hanlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Price steps in front of the Joseph Hunter pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:43 | Centenary | Dave O'Neill can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Centenary | Brett Burbank (PG), Carlos Threatt (SG), Rick Sweitzer (SF), Timothy Dewar (PF), Thomas Stewart (C) Robert Price, David Williams, Reginald Struble, Dave O'Neill, Thomas Eaton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Joseph Hunter, Jason Davis, Derrick Hanlin | |
| 15:01 | Centenary | Timothy Dewar can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 14:59 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:42 | Centenary | Rick Sweitzer loses the dribble to Hipolito Romano | 4-5 |
| 14:26 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Timothy Dewar steals it from Bobby Richardson | 4-5 |
| 13:38 | Centenary | Rick Sweitzer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:02 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Price (PG), David Williams (SG), Reginald Struble (PF) Brett Burbank, Carlos Threatt, Timothy Dewar | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter (PG), Antoine Wimberly (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Derrick Hanlin (PF), Lawrence Sanders (C) Jonathan Neighbors, Bobby Richardson, Forest Hawkins, Bobby Moore, Hipolito Romano | |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Antoine Wimberly can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 12:38 | Centenary | Reginald Struble snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 12:32 | Centenary | David Williams can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 12:31 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 7-8 |
| 11:59 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - Rick Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Struble (fresh) C - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) SG - Antoine Wimberly (fresh) SF - Jason Davis (fresh) PF - Derrick Hanlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Sanders (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Centenary | Robert Price is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Centenary | Carlos Threatt (SG), Timothy Dewar (PF), Dave O'Neill (C) David Williams, Rick Sweitzer, Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano (C) Lawrence Sanders | |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Antoine Wimberly clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 11:46 | Centenary | Dave O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:34 | Centenary | Timothy Dewar misses the floater from the left side | 7-8 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Antoine Wimberly | 7-10 |
| 11:13 | Centenary | Reginald Struble connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Price | 9-10 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter's pass is intercepted by Reginald Struble | 9-10 |
| 10:31 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Centenary | Brett Burbank (PG), Rick Sweitzer (SF), Thomas Eaton (C) Robert Price, Reginald Struble, Timothy Dewar | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson (SG), Bobby Moore (PF) Antoine Wimberly, Derrick Hanlin | |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Hunter and he's fouled by Rick Sweitzer - foul #1 on Rick Sweitzer, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Centenary | David Williams (SG) Carlos Threatt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:20 | Centenary | Brett Burbank loses the dribble to Bobby Richardson in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 10:04 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore tips it in | 9-15 |
| 09:58 | Centenary | David Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Hipolito Romano - foul #2 on Hipolito Romano, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Thomas Stewart (C) Thomas Eaton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jonathan Neighbors (PG), Stanley Talamantes (SF), Forest Hawkins (C) Joseph Hunter, Jason Davis, Hipolito Romano | |
| 09:58 | Centenary | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:58 | Centenary | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Neighbors grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Timothy Dewar (PF) Dave O'Neill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson is denied on a layup by Timothy Dewar | 10-15 |
| 09:27 | Centenary | Timothy Dewar grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 09:14 | Centenary | Brett Burbank clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Talamantes - foul #1 on Stanley Talamantes, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Carlos Threatt (SG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin (C) Stanley Talamantes | |
| 09:14 | Centenary | Brett Burbank makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:14 | Centenary | Brett Burbank misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:14 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 08:54 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Reginald Struble (SF) Rick Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter (PG), Jason Davis (SF) Jonathan Neighbors, Derrick Hanlin | |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 08:34 | Centenary | Reginald Struble grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 08:28 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Reginald Struble | 13-15 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Price (PG), David Williams (SF), Dave O'Neill (C) Brett Burbank, Timothy Dewar, Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jonathan Neighbors (SG), Derrick Hanlin (C) Bobby Richardson, Bobby Moore | |
| 07:55 | Centenary | Dave O'Neill lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Threatt | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Threatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Reginald Struble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Neighbors (fresh) SF - Jason Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Forest Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Hanlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter is hacked by Dave O'Neill - foul #1 on Dave O'Neill, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Rick Sweitzer (SF) Carlos Threatt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lawrence Sanders (C) Forest Hawkins | |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis misses the lay-in | 15-15 |
| 07:15 | Centenary | Reginald Struble gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:10 | Centenary | David Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 07:08 | Centenary | Reginald Struble tips it home | 17-15 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Neighbors is hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Brett Burbank (PG), Timothy Dewar (PF), Thomas Stewart (C) David Williams, Reginald Struble, Dave O'Neill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson (SG), Stanley Talamantes (SF), Bobby Moore (PF) Joseph Hunter, Jason Davis, Lawrence Sanders | |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 06:38 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:23 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | Carlos Threatt (SG) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lawrence Sanders (C) Derrick Hanlin | |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Rick Sweitzer swats the shot by Lawrence Sanders | 17-15 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Talamantes | 17-15 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Lawrence Sanders can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 05:53 | Centenary | Thomas Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 05:43 | Centenary | Rick Sweitzer hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Stewart | 19-15 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Neighbors | 19-17 |
| 05:02 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Price (PG), Reginald Struble (SF), Dave O'Neill (PF), Thomas Eaton (C) Brett Burbank, Rick Sweitzer, Timothy Dewar, Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter (PG), Antoine Wimberly (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Forest Hawkins (PF), Derrick Hanlin (C) Jonathan Neighbors, Bobby Richardson, Stanley Talamantes, Bobby Moore, Lawrence Sanders | |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin's layup is rejected by Carlos Threatt | 19-17 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hunter | 19-19 |
| 04:10 | Centenary | Robert Price misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 04:08 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Davis | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Threatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Struble (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Wimberly (fresh) SF - Jason Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Forest Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Hanlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Centenary | Carlos Threatt makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Reginald Struble | 23-22 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 03:19 | Centenary | Robert Price gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:09 | Centenary | Dave O'Neill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Forest Hawkins - foul #1 on Forest Hawkins, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Centenary | Brett Burbank (PG), David Williams (SG), Rick Sweitzer (SF), Thomas Stewart (C) Robert Price, Carlos Threatt, Reginald Struble, Thomas Eaton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Hipolito Romano (C) Antoine Wimberly, Forest Hawkins, Derrick Hanlin | |
| 03:09 | Centenary | Dave O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:09 | Centenary | Dave O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Jason Davis is blocked by Thomas Stewart | 25-22 |
| 02:50 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Thomas Stewart | 25-22 |
| 02:36 | Centenary | Brett Burbank hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-22 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Joseph Hunter double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Centenary | Timothy Dewar (PF) Dave O'Neill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:23 | Centenary | Rick Sweitzer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Bobby Richardson is denied on a layup by Timothy Dewar | 28-22 |
| 02:08 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Thomas Stewart | 28-22 |
| 01:57 | Centenary | Brett Burbank's floater is knocked away by Hipolito Romano | 28-22 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jason Davis | 28-24 |
| 01:06 | Centenary | David Williams buries a jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Bobby Moore is fouled on the floor by Brett Burbank - foul #1 on Brett Burbank, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Price (PG), Carlos Threatt (SG), Reginald Struble (SF), Dave O'Neill (C) Brett Burbank, David Williams, Rick Sweitzer, Thomas Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jonathan Neighbors (PG), Antoine Wimberly (SG), Forest Hawkins (SF), Derrick Hanlin (PF) Joseph Hunter, Bobby Richardson, Jason Davis, Bobby Moore | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Derrick Hanlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Antoine Wimberly grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Reginald Struble - foul #1 on Reginald Struble, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Centenary | Thomas Eaton (C) Timothy Dewar | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stanley Talamantes (SF) Hipolito Romano | |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Forest Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Centenary | Robert Price misses the halfcourt shot | 30-26 |