| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Derek Osmond (fresh) SG - William Simpson (fresh) SF - John Alder (fresh) PF - Christopher Tompkins (fresh) C - Eddie Gallagher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Jacob Latimer (fresh) SG - Dario Kucinski (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Hemenway (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ward (fresh) C - Robert Muth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Ward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Oral Roberts | William Simpson steals it from Robert Muth | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Western Illinois | William Simpson lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Eddie Gallagher snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | John Alder is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Oral Roberts | Eddie Gallagher steps in front of the Robert Muth pass | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | John Alder is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tompkins's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Hemenway | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hemenway | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | William Simpson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Hemenway in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Ward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | William Simpson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Manuel Gardner (SG), James Bruhn (PF) William Simpson, Christopher Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Matthews (PG), Sanford Lish (SG), Homer Hawkins (SF), Darin Golightly (PF), Jeff Barfield (C) Jacob Latimer, Dario Kucinski, Jeffrey Hemenway, Kenneth Ward, Robert Muth | |
| 17:23 | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Manuel Gardner - foul #1 on Manuel Gardner, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles (SG), Stephen Hughes (SF) John Alder, Eddie Gallagher | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 17:23 | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | Homer Hawkins is called for the reach on Stephen Hughes - foul #1 on Homer Hawkins, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel (C) Derek Osmond | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 16:39 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Bolles | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | Oral Roberts | John Matthews buries a runner from close range set up by Sanford Lish | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:59 | Oral Roberts | Jeff Barfield pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Edward Bolles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gardner (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bruhn (fairly fresh) C - Larry Scheffel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sanford Lish (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darin Golightly (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Barfield (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Oral Roberts | John Matthews scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darin Golightly | 4-10 |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Gardner | 6-10 |
| 15:16 | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Matthews | 6-12 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:49 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Hughes is called for the reach on Homer Hawkins - foul #1 on Stephen Hughes, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond (PG), William Simpson (SG), John Alder (SF), Christopher Tompkins (PF), Eddie Gallagher (C) Edward Bolles, Manuel Gardner, Stephen Hughes, James Bruhn, Larry Scheffel | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer (PG), Dario Kucinski (SG), Jeffrey Hemenway (SF), Kenneth Ward (PF), Robert Muth (C) John Matthews, Sanford Lish, Homer Hawkins, Darin Golightly, Jeff Barfield | |
| 14:38 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:36 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Ward | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Simpson - foul #1 on William Simpson, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond is hacked by Jacob Latimer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Latimer, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| 14:19 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Derek Osmond, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| 14:02 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Tompkins - foul #1 on Christopher Tompkins, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| 14:02 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:02 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | John Alder is hacked by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | William Simpson connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Christopher Tompkins | 10-14 |
| 13:15 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | John Alder is whistled for traveling | 10-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes (SF), George Harrison (PF) John Alder, Christopher Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro (PG), Michael Nolette (C) Jacob Latimer, Robert Muth | |
| 12:33 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nolette loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Carver (PG) Derek Osmond | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly (PF) Kenneth Ward | |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes connects on the shot from the right side | 12-16 |
| 12:20 | Oral Roberts | George Harrison is called for the reach on Darin Golightly - foul #1 on George Harrison, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| 12:02 | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | William Simpson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dario Kucinski - foul #1 on Dario Kucinski, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond (PG), John Alder (SF), Manuel Gardner (PF), James Bruhn (C) Gregory Carver, Stephen Hughes, George Harrison, Eddie Gallagher | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer (PG), Sanford Lish (SG), Homer Hawkins (SF), Robert Muth (C) Mark Schiro, Dario Kucinski, Jeffrey Hemenway, Michael Nolette | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | William Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | William Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Derek Osmond (fresh) SG - William Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Alder (fresh) PF - Manuel Gardner (fresh) C - James Bruhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Jacob Latimer (fresh) SG - Sanford Lish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darin Golightly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Muth (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Oral Roberts | Sanford Lish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Tompkins (PF) William Simpson | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Ward (PF) Darin Golightly | |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Manuel Gardner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:59 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:53 | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Matthews (SG) Sanford Lish | |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond clanks a jumper from the left side | 14-18 |
| 10:31 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Homer Hawkins | 14-18 |
| 10:17 | Oral Roberts | John Matthews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Tompkins - foul #2 on Christopher Tompkins, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles (SG), George Harrison (PF), Larry Scheffel (C) Manuel Gardner, Christopher Tompkins, James Bruhn | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Sanford Lish (SG), Jeffrey Hemenway (SF), Darin Golightly (PF), Michael Nolette (C) Jacob Latimer, Homer Hawkins, Kenneth Ward, Robert Muth | |
| 10:17 | Oral Roberts | John Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:17 | Oral Roberts | John Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | John Alder is hacked by Jeffrey Hemenway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hemenway, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes (SF) John Alder | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | George Harrison can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 10:04 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Michael Nolette | 14-19 |
| 09:42 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Simpson (SG), Eddie Gallagher (C) Derek Osmond, Larry Scheffel | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro (PG), Jeff Barfield (PF) John Matthews, Jeffrey Hemenway | |
| 09:24 | Western Illinois | George Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 14-19 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Gallagher | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | George Harrison is whistled for a carry | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Alder (SF), Manuel Gardner (PF) William Simpson, George Harrison | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer (PG), Dario Kucinski (SG), Homer Hawkins (SF), Robert Muth (C) Mark Schiro, Sanford Lish, Darin Golightly, Michael Nolette | |
| 08:35 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Manuel Gardner snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Homer Hawkins takes the ball from Edward Bolles in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 08:29 | Oral Roberts | Jeff Barfield misses the lay-in | 14-19 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Eddie Gallagher grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Eddie Gallagher comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dario Kucinski - foul #2 on Dario Kucinski, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond (PG), James Bruhn (PF) Edward Bolles, Stephen Hughes | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro (PG), John Matthews (SG), Kenneth Ward (PF), Darin Golightly (C) Jacob Latimer, Dario Kucinski, Jeff Barfield, Robert Muth | |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Eddie Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Eddie Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:48 | Oral Roberts | John Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Simpson (SG), Larry Scheffel (C) Manuel Gardner, Eddie Gallagher | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Sanford Lish (SG) Mark Schiro | |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | John Alder misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | William Simpson snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Derek Osmond (fresh) SG - William Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Alder (fairly fresh) PF - James Bruhn (fresh) C - Larry Scheffel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - John Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sanford Lish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darin Golightly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond is fouled on the floor by Sanford Lish - foul #1 on Sanford Lish, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer (PG), Jeffrey Hemenway (SF), Robert Muth (C) John Matthews, Homer Hawkins, Darin Golightly | |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Ward snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:49 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jacob Latimer - foul #2 on Jacob Latimer, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Manuel Gardner (SG), George Harrison (PF), Eddie Gallagher (C) William Simpson, James Bruhn, Larry Scheffel | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro (PG), John Matthews (SG), Michael Nolette (C) Jacob Latimer, Sanford Lish, Robert Muth | |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:15 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway is fouled on the floor by John Alder - foul #1 on John Alder, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes (SF) John Alder | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly (PF) Kenneth Ward | |
| 06:15 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:15 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | Manuel Gardner is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 21-23 |
| 05:47 | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Osmond - foul #2 on Derek Osmond, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles (PG) Derek Osmond | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins (SG) John Matthews | |
| 05:47 | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:47 | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Eddie Gallagher scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Edward Bolles | 23-25 |
| 05:10 | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Hemenway is called for the reach on Stephen Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hemenway, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Simpson (SG) Manuel Gardner | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Sanford Lish (SG), Jeff Barfield (PF), Robert Muth (C) Jeffrey Hemenway, Darin Golightly, Michael Nolette | |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:52 | Oral Roberts | Mark Schiro travels with the ball | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Alder (SF), James Bruhn (PF) Stephen Hughes, George Harrison | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly (SF) Homer Hawkins | |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | James Bruhn is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Bruhn, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Carver (PG), Larry Scheffel (C) Edward Bolles, Eddie Gallagher | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Matthews (PG) Mark Schiro | |
| 04:14 | Oral Roberts | Sanford Lish makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel can't finish the layup | 25-31 |
| 04:02 | Oral Roberts | Robert Muth gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:44 | Oral Roberts | Robert Muth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 03:42 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Lish | 25-31 |
| 03:21 | Oral Roberts | John Alder is called for the reach on Darin Golightly - foul #2 on John Alder, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Osmond (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), Stephen Hughes (SF), Christopher Tompkins (PF), Eddie Gallagher (C) Gregory Carver, William Simpson, John Alder, James Bruhn, Larry Scheffel | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer (PG), Dario Kucinski (SG), Jeffrey Hemenway (SF), Michael Nolette (C) John Matthews, Sanford Lish, Jeff Barfield, Robert Muth | |
| 03:21 | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:21 | Oral Roberts | Darin Golightly makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Derek Osmond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Tompkins (fresh) C - Eddie Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Jacob Latimer (fresh) SG - Dario Kucinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hemenway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darin Golightly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Nolette (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Dario Kucinski steals the ball from Derek Osmond in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 03:02 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nolette knocks in the 3 from straight away | 25-36 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Darin Golightly - foul #1 on Darin Golightly, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Ward (PF) Darin Golightly | |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:25 | Oral Roberts | Jeffrey Hemenway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tompkins snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tompkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-36 |
| 02:11 | Oral Roberts | Michael Nolette gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:56 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles (SG) Stephen Hughes | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Homer Hawkins (SF), Robert Muth (C) Jeffrey Hemenway, Michael Nolette | |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | Homer Hawkins steals it from Manuel Gardner | 27-36 |
| 01:39 | Oral Roberts | Dario Kucinski jams it on a great pass from Homer Hawkins | 27-38 |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tompkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-38 |
| 01:14 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Robert Muth | 27-38 |
| 01:12 | Oral Roberts | Jacob Latimer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Alder (SF), James Bruhn (PF), Larry Scheffel (C) Manuel Gardner, Christopher Tompkins, Eddie Gallagher | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Matthews (PG), Sanford Lish (SG) Jacob Latimer, Dario Kucinski | |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | James Bruhn is called for 3 seconds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Hughes (SG) Derek Osmond | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:35 | Oral Roberts | Robert Muth misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | John Alder grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | John Alder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-38 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Larry Scheffel tips it home | 29-38 |
| 00:02 | Oral Roberts | Robert Muth loses the dribble to Edward Bolles | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Edward Bolles comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-38 |