| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Roy Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Nicholls (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Knipp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Seddon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mount St. Mary's | George Tillman picks off the pass by David Larson | 38-42 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Turner - foul #1 on Gary Turner, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:05 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Knipp - foul #1 on Brian Knipp, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:37 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 38-46 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald King | 38-46 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | Ronald King lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Garner | 38-48 |
| 18:15 | Mount St. Mary's | Brian Knipp is hacked by Ronald King - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| 17:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | George Tillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 17:45 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 17:30 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls makes the floater from the right block set up by Roy Matthews | 40-48 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Turner - foul #2 on Gary Turner, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe (PG), Rick Puig (SF), John Long (PF), Keith Nolan (C) Roy Matthews, John Nicholls, David Larson, Brian Knipp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn (PF), David Brundage (C) Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:08 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Keith Nolan | 40-49 |
| 16:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad Crowe | 42-49 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Keith Nolan is called for the reach on David Brundage - foul #1 on Keith Nolan, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Patrick Parkman (SF) Gary Turner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Russell McCaughan (SG), Timothy Parker (SF) George Tillman, Christopher Garner, Daniel Seddon | |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 16:09 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 15:58 | Mount St. Mary's | Rick Puig makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Chad Crowe | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Chad Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Puig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Parkman (fresh) PF - John Long (fresh) C - Keith Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brundage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker misses long on a jumper in the paint | 44-49 |
| 15:39 | Mount St. Mary's | John Long pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:34 | Mount St. Mary's | Patrick Parkman's layup is rejected by Billie Goshorn | 44-49 |
| 15:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Patrick Parkman can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | Rick Puig is called for the reach on Russell McCaughan - foul #1 on Rick Puig, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews (PG), Gary Turner (SG), John Nicholls (SF), David Larson (PF), Brian Knipp (C) Chad Crowe, Rick Puig, Patrick Parkman, John Long, Keith Nolan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Timothy Parker, Billie Goshorn, David Brundage | |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Daniel Seddon | 44-51 |
| 14:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:49 | Western Illinois | David Larson is called for the reach on Daniel Seddon - foul #2 on David Larson, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Tillman (PG) Russell McCaughan | |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | George Tillman connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Ringler | 44-53 |
| 14:19 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 14:17 | Mount St. Mary's | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Knipp | 44-53 |
| 13:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald King is called for the reach on Roy Matthews - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG) Dennis Prager | |
| 13:52 | Mount St. Mary's | Gary Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 13:51 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Nicholls | 46-53 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | George Tillman is hacked by Roy Matthews - foul #3 on Roy Matthews, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe (PG), Rick Puig (SF), John Long (PF), Keith Nolan (C) Roy Matthews, John Nicholls, David Larson, Brian Knipp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | George Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | George Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Ringler - foul #1 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker (SF) Daniel Seddon | |
| 12:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 12:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | George Tillman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 12:24 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 12:03 | Mount St. Mary's | John Long misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 12:01 | Mount St. Mary's | Rick Puig tips it home | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Chad Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rick Puig (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Western Illinois | John Long denies the turnaround by Timothy Parker | 50-55 |
| 11:43 | Mount St. Mary's | Gary Turner gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Rick Puig misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #3 on Timothy Parker, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews (PG), John Nicholls (SF), David Larson (PF), Brian Knipp (C) Chad Crowe, Gary Turner, Keith Nolan, John Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Russell McCaughan (SG), Daniel Seddon (SF), Billie Goshorn (PF), David Brundage (C) George Tillman, Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 11:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Rick Puig makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 11:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Rick Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | David Brundage's fadeaway is rejected by David Larson | 52-55 |
| 11:00 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 10:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Russell McCaughan steals it from John Nicholls | 52-55 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Larson - foul #3 on David Larson, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Gary Turner (SG) Rick Puig | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Tillman (PG) Russell McCaughan | |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:12 | Mount St. Mary's | Brian Knipp snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 10:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Gary Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 10:03 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | David Brundage gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon's floater is tipped away by Brian Knipp | 52-56 |
| 09:45 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:23 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Knipp | 55-56 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager loses the dribble to John Nicholls | 55-56 |
| 08:47 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Billie Goshorn - foul #1 on Billie Goshorn, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe (PG), Patrick Parkman (SF), John Long (C) Roy Matthews, John Nicholls, Brian Knipp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Dennis Prager, Daniel Seddon, Billie Goshorn, David Brundage | |
| 08:47 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:47 | Mount St. Mary's | David Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald King | 56-56 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| 08:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Patrick Parkman pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:58 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gary Turner | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Chad Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Patrick Parkman (fresh) PF - David Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Ronald King misses the lay-in | 58-56 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | George Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | Chad Crowe steps in front of the Kenneth Ringler pass | 58-56 |
| 07:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Patrick Parkman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Ronald King is fouled on the floor by John Long - foul #2 on John Long, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews (PG), John Nicholls (SF), Brian Knipp (C) Gary Turner, Patrick Parkman, David Larson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Daniel Seddon (SF) George Tillman, Timothy Parker | |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:53 | Mount St. Mary's | Brian Knipp grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 06:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Nicholls | 62-56 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager is hacked by Roy Matthews in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Matthews, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan (PF) John Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (SG) Christopher Garner | |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:00 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe comes up short on the shot in the paint | 62-58 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Prager | 62-60 |
| 05:11 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 05:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews hits the follow up shot | 64-60 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 04:44 | Mount St. Mary's | Keith Nolan pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:31 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Prager - foul #3 on Dennis Prager, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Rick Puig (PG), Gary Turner (SG), John Long (PF) Roy Matthews, Chad Crowe, Brian Knipp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Tillman (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Billie Goshorn (PF), David Brundage (C) Dennis Prager, Russell McCaughan, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 04:31 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:31 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by George Tillman | 66-62 |
| 03:57 | Mount St. Mary's | John Long misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Tillman | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Rick Puig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Nicholls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Long (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Seddon (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Brundage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon is fouled on the floor by John Nicholls - foul #3 on John Nicholls, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe (PG), David Larson (PF) John Nicholls, Keith Nolan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Tillman - foul #3 on George Tillman, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Brian Knipp (C) John Long | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Christopher Garner, Daniel Seddon, Billie Goshorn, David Brundage | |
| 02:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Roy Matthews (PG) Chad Crowe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Daniel Seddon (SF) Dennis Prager, Timothy Parker | |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler slams it home and he's fouled by David Larson - foul #4 on David Larson, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses the free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon snags the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | George Tillman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Seddon | 68-72 |
| 02:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Gary Turner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-72 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | George Tillman can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Larson - foul #5 on David Larson, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls (SF), John Long (PF) Rick Puig, David Larson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | George Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | George Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:36 | Mount St. Mary's | John Long snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 01:07 | Mount St. Mary's | John Nicholls can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-73 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | John Nicholls steals the ball from Ronald King | 71-73 |
| 00:21 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald King denies the turnaround by John Long | 71-73 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Garner | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Matthews - foul #5 on Roy Matthews, team foul #14 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe (PG) Roy Matthews | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:14 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| 00:02 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Crowe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Ronald King snags the defensive board | 71-74 |