| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) PF - Robert Baptiste (fresh) C - Travis Sailor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Steven Widner (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - David Cushing (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Cushing wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips is hacked by Dan Cloud - foul #1 on Dan Cloud, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | John Maynard grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | David Cushing hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Oakland | Travis Sailor loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Lofgren - foul #1 on Edward Lofgren, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Oakland | Travis Sailor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Oakland | Travis Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:25 | Oakland | Travis Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Cushing | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | John Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-3 |
| 17:47 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Widner - foul #1 on Steven Widner, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 17:47 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 3-3 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | John Maynard drills a floater from the right wing set up by Lee Phillips | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the floater near the basket set up by Travis Sailor | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Oakland | Travis Sailor lays it up and in set up by Dan Cloud | 7-5 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | John Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (C) David Cushing | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Baptiste (fresh) C - Travis Sailor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Walter Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Widner - foul #2 on Steven Widner, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell (SG), Christopher Tauber (C) John Maynard, Steven Widner | |
| 15:41 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:41 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber's floater is tipped away by Travis Sailor | 9-5 |
| 15:23 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:01 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Bailey - foul #1 on Walter Bailey, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson (C) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 15:01 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:01 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-5 |
| 14:44 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:39 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 14:37 | Oakland | Travis Sailor tips it in | 13-5 |
| 14:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson hits the follow up shot | 13-7 |
| 14:16 | Oakland | Dan Cloud loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Bobby Harding (SG), Kevin Reynoso (PF), Brad Cooper (C) Dan Cloud, Tony Mahmood, Robert Baptiste, Travis Sailor | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), David Cushing (C) Jared Barnwell, Richard Anderson | |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:54 | Oakland | Brad Cooper snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:46 | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 13-7 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lee Phillips, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tom Hope (SF) Edward Lofgren | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Lee Phillips, Christopher Tauber | |
| 13:25 | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Christopher Truby - foul #1 on Christopher Truby, team foul #7 | 15-7 |
| 13:25 | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 13:04 | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:38 | Oakland | Brad Cooper misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | John Maynard pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG), Tony Mahmood (SG), Edward Lofgren (SF), Robert Baptiste (PF), Travis Sailor (C) Carroll Carpenter, Bobby Harding, Tom Hope, Kevin Reynoso, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), Christopher Tauber (SF), Richard Anderson (C) Christopher Truby, Walter Bailey, David Cushing | |
| 12:24 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Baptiste | 18-7 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 18-7 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | John Maynard gets the offensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-10 |
| 11:33 | Oakland | Richard Anderson swats the shot by Edward Lofgren | 18-10 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber grabs the board | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Sailor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Tauber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-10 |
| 11:22 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Tony Mahmood | 18-10 |
| 11:00 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-10 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell (SG), Walter Bailey (SF), David Cushing (C) John Maynard, Jeffrey Thompson, Richard Anderson | |
| 10:35 | Oakland | Travis Sailor hits the finger roll | 20-10 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by David Cushing | 20-12 |
| 09:55 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 09:53 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:44 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren double dribbles | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Bobby Harding (SG), Tom Hope (SF), Brad Cooper (C) Dan Cloud, Tony Mahmood, Edward Lofgren, Travis Sailor | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Christopher Tauber | |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 09:21 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 09:08 | Oakland | A charge is called on Brad Cooper - foul #1 on Brad Cooper, team foul #3 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso (PF) Robert Baptiste | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Richard Anderson (C) Lee Phillips, David Cushing | |
| 08:48 | Western Illinois | Brad Cooper steals it from Jared Barnwell | 20-12 |
| 08:33 | Oakland | Brad Cooper misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell is fouled on the floor by Brad Cooper - foul #2 on Brad Cooper, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG), Tony Mahmood (SG), Edward Lofgren (SF), Travis Sailor (C) Carroll Carpenter, Bobby Harding, Tom Hope, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), John Maynard (SG), Christopher Tauber (C) Christopher Truby, Jared Barnwell, Richard Anderson | |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 20-12 |
| 07:49 | Oakland | Travis Sailor pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 07:44 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Jeffrey Thompson is denied by Travis Sailor | 20-12 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey snags the offensive board | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Reynoso (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Sailor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Tauber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber is hacked by Dan Cloud - foul #2 on Dan Cloud, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Robert Baptiste (PF) Dan Cloud, Kevin Reynoso | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson (PF), David Cushing (C) Walter Bailey, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 06:57 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips is hacked by Edward Lofgren - foul #2 on Edward Lofgren, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tom Hope (SF) Edward Lofgren | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Travis Sailor - foul #1 on Travis Sailor, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF) Christopher Tauber | |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | David Cushing makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:44 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:28 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood loses the dribble to John Maynard | 20-13 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | John Maynard lays it up and in | 20-15 |
| 06:20 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Hope | 23-15 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-15 |
| 06:06 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Travis Sailor | 23-15 |
| 05:45 | Oakland | Travis Sailor misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Klopp - foul #1 on Anthony Klopp, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG), Edward Lofgren (SF) Carroll Carpenter, Tom Hope | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Anthony Klopp, Richard Anderson | |
| 05:45 | Oakland | Travis Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 05:45 | Oakland | Travis Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey's floater is tipped away by Travis Sailor | 25-15 |
| 05:24 | Oakland | Travis Sailor gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 05:00 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 04:58 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste tips it but misses | 25-15 |
| 04:56 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 04:45 | Oakland | David Cushing swats the dunk try by Travis Sailor | 25-15 |
| 04:44 | Oakland | Travis Sailor tips it home | 27-15 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Tony Mahmood is called for the reach on Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Tony Mahmood, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Oakland | Bobby Harding (SG), Brad Cooper (C) Tony Mahmood, Travis Sailor | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Christopher Tauber (C) Lee Phillips, John Maynard, David Cushing | |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 04:20 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 04:05 | Oakland | Bobby Harding misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Tauber - foul #1 on Christopher Tauber, team foul #9 | 27-15 |
| 04:05 | Oakland | Bobby Harding makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 04:05 | Oakland | Bobby Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 29-15 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber hits the follow up shot | 29-17 |
| 03:23 | Oakland | Jared Barnwell steps in front of the Bobby Harding pass | 29-17 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell banks in the layup | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Harding (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Baptiste (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brad Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Truby (fresh) SG - Jared Barnwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Tauber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Oakland | Brad Cooper hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bobby Harding | 31-19 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 02:49 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Bobby Harding hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jared Barnwell - foul #1 on Jared Barnwell, team foul #10 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tony Mahmood (SG), Kevin Reynoso (PF) Dan Cloud, Robert Baptiste | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), Steven Widner (SF), David Cushing (C) Christopher Truby, Walter Bailey, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Bobby Harding makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Bobby Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | David Cushing pulls down the rebound | 32-19 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses the easy open layup | 32-19 |
| 02:15 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| 01:55 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren is hacked by David Cushing - foul #1 on David Cushing, team foul #11 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Travis Sailor (C) Bobby Harding, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG) Jared Barnwell | |
| 01:55 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren misses the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 01:55 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carroll Carpenter - foul #1 on Carroll Carpenter, team foul #9 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tom Hope (SF) Edward Lofgren | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson (PF) Christopher Tauber | |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:24 | Oakland | Travis Sailor blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Widner - foul #3 on Steven Widner, team foul #12 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF) Steven Widner | |
| 01:24 | Oakland | Travis Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 01:24 | Oakland | Travis Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Tom Hope picks off the pass by David Cushing | 35-20 |
| 00:47 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter is hacked by Anthony Klopp - foul #2 on Anthony Klopp, team foul #13 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Oakland | Robert Baptiste (PF) Kevin Reynoso | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Anthony Klopp, David Cushing | |
| 00:47 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 00:47 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Walter Bailey | 37-23 |
| 00:19 | Oakland | Tom Hope is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #14 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG) Carroll Carpenter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber (C) Richard Anderson | |
| 00:19 | Oakland | Tom Hope makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:19 | Oakland | Tom Hope makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Tom Hope steals the ball from Christopher Tauber | 39-23 |
| 00:01 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-23 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |