| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jerry Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Pond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | George Tillman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 19:28 | Drexel | James Arocha comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #2 on Timothy Parker, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:28 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:28 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | George Tillman misses the floater from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 19:11 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 19:05 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Ernest Pond | 31-27 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 18:46 | Western Illinois | Ronald King can't tip it in | 31-27 |
| 18:45 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 18:29 | Drexel | Ronald King is called for the reach on James Cage - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 18:11 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 17:50 | Drexel | Ernest Pond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by George Tillman | 33-30 |
| 17:20 | Drexel | James Arocha clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:18 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Drexel | James Cage scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Pond | 33-33 |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Ronald King is fouled on the floor by James Arocha - foul #3 on James Arocha, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Russell McCaughan (SG), Kurtis Beatty (SF), Billie Goshorn (PF), David Brundage (C) George Tillman, Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (PG), Lloyd Cook (SG), Kenneth Ratliff (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Charles Gamboa (C) Jerry Frederick, Ernest Pond, Stacy Fletcher, James Arocha, James Cage | |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 16:23 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:02 | Drexel | Lloyd Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Billie Goshorn (fresh) C - David Brundage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jonathan Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Cook (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ratliff (fresh) PF - Donald Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gamboa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ratliff is called for the reach on Kurtis Beatty - foul #2 on Kenneth Ratliff, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon (SF) Kurtis Beatty | |
| Subs | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher (SF), James Arocha (PF) Kenneth Ratliff, Charles Gamboa | |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Vinson - foul #2 on Jonathan Vinson, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Tillman (PG), Kenneth Ringler (PF) Russell McCaughan, David Brundage | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG) Lloyd Cook | |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Jerry Frederick steps in front of the Kenneth Ringler pass | 33-33 |
| 15:06 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick banks in the layup | 33-35 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Seddon | 36-35 |
| 14:22 | Drexel | Donald Beck knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 14:13 | Drexel | Donald Beck grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 14:08 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher misses the jump hook in the paint | 36-37 |
| 14:07 | Drexel | James Arocha grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:44 | Drexel | George Tillman takes the ball from Stacy Fletcher | 36-37 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn's pass is intercepted by Donald Beck | 36-37 |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Billie Goshorn - foul #1 on Billie Goshorn, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (PF), Ronald King (C) George Tillman, Dennis Prager, Kenneth Ringler, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Cook (PG), Ernest Pond (SG), Charles Gamboa (PF), James Cage (C) Jerry Frederick, Jonathan Vinson, Stacy Fletcher, James Arocha | |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Donald Beck makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Cook - foul #2 on Lloyd Cook, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Kenneth Ratliff (SF) Donald Beck | |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:19 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Garner - foul #1 on Christopher Garner, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (PF) Daniel Seddon | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 12:19 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:19 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | David Brundage clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-40 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Ronald King tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brundage (fresh) C - Ronald King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lloyd Cook (fresh) SG - Ernest Pond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Ratliff (fresh) PF - Charles Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Drexel | David Brundage steps in front of the Ernest Pond pass | 40-40 |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | David Brundage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 11:29 | Drexel | Kenneth Ratliff grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 11:13 | Drexel | David Brundage blocks the jumper by Lloyd Cook | 40-40 |
| 11:11 | Western Illinois | David Brundage grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lloyd Cook - foul #3 on Lloyd Cook, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Tillman (PG), Daniel Seddon (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF) Christopher Garner, Timothy Parker, David Brundage | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG), Stacy Fletcher (SF), James Arocha (PF) Lloyd Cook, Kenneth Ratliff, Charles Gamboa | |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:29 | Drexel | Ernest Pond comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 42-40 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Ronald King is hacked by Ernest Pond - foul #1 on Ernest Pond, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (SG), Billie Goshorn (C) Russell McCaughan, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (SG), Donald Beck (C) Ernest Pond, James Cage | |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Prager | 44-40 |
| 09:55 | Drexel | James Arocha knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Stacy Fletcher | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | George Tillman makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Prager | 46-42 |
| 09:16 | Drexel | James Arocha's pass is intercepted by Daniel Seddon | 46-42 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Seddon | 49-42 |
| 08:52 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher misses short on a shot from the right block | 49-42 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| 08:31 | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 08:29 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Frederick | 51-42 |
| 08:11 | Drexel | Kenneth Ringler steals the ball from Jonathan Vinson | 51-42 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from George Tillman | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Daniel Seddon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jerry Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Drexel | James Arocha misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 07:22 | Drexel | Donald Beck grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 07:09 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 07:07 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:01 | Drexel | Kenneth Ringler is called for the reach on Stacy Fletcher - foul #1 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), David Brundage (PF), Ronald King (C) George Tillman, Dennis Prager, Daniel Seddon, Kenneth Ringler, Billie Goshorn | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Cook (PG), Ernest Pond (SG), Kenneth Ratliff (SF), Charles Gamboa (PF), James Cage (C) Jerry Frederick, Jonathan Vinson, Stacy Fletcher, James Arocha, Donald Beck | |
| 06:45 | Drexel | James Cage scores on a jump hook from the right block | 53-44 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 06:25 | Drexel | James Cage gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 06:20 | Drexel | Lloyd Cook comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell McCaughan - foul #1 on Russell McCaughan, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 06:20 | Drexel | Lloyd Cook makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 06:20 | Drexel | Lloyd Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Ronald King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 06:04 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:43 | Drexel | Ernest Pond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 05:41 | Drexel | Kenneth Ratliff hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Gamboa - foul #1 on Charles Gamboa, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Tillman (PG), Daniel Seddon (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF) Russell McCaughan, Timothy Parker, David Brundage | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG), Stacy Fletcher (SF), James Arocha (PF) Lloyd Cook, Kenneth Ratliff, Charles Gamboa | |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:01 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | James Cage swats the dunk try by Daniel Seddon | 55-48 |
| 04:48 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:27 | Drexel | Ernest Pond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (SG), Billie Goshorn (C) Christopher Garner, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson (SG), Donald Beck (C) Ernest Pond, James Cage | |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | George Tillman buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Dennis Prager and he's fouled by Jerry Frederick - foul #2 on Jerry Frederick, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | George Tillman makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:01 | Drexel | James Arocha buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler blows the dunk but the foul's on James Arocha - foul #4 on James Arocha, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Tillman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Daniel Seddon (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Jerry Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-53 |
| 03:23 | Western Illinois | Daniel Seddon drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Prager | 63-53 |
| 03:16 | Drexel | Jerry Frederick blows the layup | 63-53 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Seddon | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Billie Goshorn | 65-53 |
| 02:30 | Drexel | Donald Beck misses the dunk | 65-53 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | George Tillman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Seddon | 68-53 |
| 01:54 | Drexel | James Arocha misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Ringler - foul #2 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), David Brundage (C) George Tillman, Daniel Seddon, Kenneth Ringler | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Cook (SG), Charles Gamboa (C) Jerry Frederick, Stacy Fletcher | |
| 01:54 | Drexel | James Arocha misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:54 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Vinson - foul #3 on Jonathan Vinson, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Kenneth Ratliff (SF) James Arocha | |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:14 | Drexel | Billie Goshorn denies the turnaround by Kenneth Ratliff | 70-54 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Russell McCaughan, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Drexel | Kenneth Ratliff misses short on a floater from the baseline | 70-54 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | David Brundage grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses the shot from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 00:16 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:11 | Drexel | Jonathan Vinson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Cook | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager runs out the clock | 70-56 |