| Lineup | Siena | PG - Gerald Livermore (fresh) SG - Donald Quick (fresh) SF - Warren Cary (fresh) PF - Scott Smith (fresh) C - James Atkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) SG - Brian Belden (fresh) SF - David Dias (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Siena | Scott Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Siena | Warren Cary can't connect on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Siena | James Atkins grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Siena | James Harper blocks the short jumper by Scott Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Dias | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | David Dias makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Brian Belden | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Siena | David Dias steps in front of the Warren Cary pass | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | James Harper buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Zachariah Jones | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Siena | Donald Quick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the jumper from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Siena | Warren Cary drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Atkins | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is whistled for traveling | 2-6 |
| 17:43 | Siena | Scott Smith knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is fouled on the floor by James Atkins - foul #1 on James Atkins, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Siena | Robert Wolfe (SG), Thomas Samson (PF) Donald Quick, Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Siena | Warren Cary gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Siena | Daniel Dickerson picks off the pass by Warren Cary | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Dickerson | 4-9 |
| 16:26 | Siena | David Dias is called for the reach on Warren Cary - foul #1 on David Dias, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Siena | Chad Anderson (SG), Kevin Heidenreich (PF), Justin Parsons (C) Gerald Livermore, Warren Cary, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Willie Fabrizio (SF), Kenneth Toliver (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, David Dias, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 16:13 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Brian Belden | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) SG - Chad Anderson (fresh) SF - Thomas Samson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Heidenreich (fresh) C - Justin Parsons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) PF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Siena | Thomas Samson hits a floater from the left block set up by Robert Wolfe | 9-11 |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 15:18 | Siena | Thomas Samson gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:03 | Siena | Robert Wolfe misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:01 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Chad Anderson steals the ball from Willie Fabrizio | 9-11 |
| 14:26 | Siena | Michael Grant is called for the reach on Robert Wolfe - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Siena | Gerald Livermore (PG), Donald Quick (SG), Warren Cary (SF), Scott Smith (PF), James Atkins (C) Robert Wolfe, Chad Anderson, Thomas Samson, Kevin Heidenreich, Justin Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 14:11 | Siena | David Dias steals it from James Atkins | 9-11 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses the easy layup | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | Siena | The rebound goes to James Atkins | 9-11 |
| 13:51 | Siena | Scott Smith lays it in and the foul's on James Harper - foul #1 on James Harper, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SG) Kenneth Toliver | |
| 13:51 | Siena | Scott Smith misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew lays it up and in on a great pass from Zachariah Jones and he's hacked by Gerald Livermore - foul #1 on Gerald Livermore, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | Siena | James Atkins pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:24 | Siena | Donald Quick drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Livermore | 13-13 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Dias and he's fouled by Gerald Livermore - foul #2 on Gerald Livermore, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Siena | Robert Wolfe (PG), Thomas Samson (SF) Gerald Livermore, Warren Cary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) James Harper | |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses the free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:01 | Siena | The rebound goes to James Atkins | 13-15 |
| 12:34 | Siena | James Atkins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is fouled on the floor by James Atkins - foul #2 on James Atkins, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Siena | Chad Anderson (SG), Kevin Heidenreich (PF), Justin Parsons (C) Donald Quick, Scott Smith, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG) Daniel Dickerson, Raymond Lew | |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by David Dias | 16-17 |
| 11:45 | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 11:44 | Siena | Chad Anderson tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Samson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Heidenreich (fresh) C - Justin Parsons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant tips it in | 18-19 |
| 11:20 | Siena | Thomas Samson loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Siena | Warren Cary (SF) Thomas Samson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (SF), Kenneth Toliver (PF), James Harper (C) David Dias, Zachariah Jones, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Warren Cary is called for the reach on Michael Grant - foul #1 on Warren Cary, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Grant | 18-22 |
| 10:18 | Siena | Justin Parsons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Fabrizio | 18-25 |
| 09:58 | Siena | Brian Belden takes the ball from Robert Wolfe | 18-25 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the lay-in | 18-25 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | James Harper tips it in | 18-27 |
| 09:34 | Siena | James Harper denies the turnaround by Chad Anderson | 18-27 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | James Harper snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Grant | 18-29 |
| 09:03 | Siena | Chad Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | James Harper pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-29 |
| 08:38 | Siena | Warren Cary pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 08:18 | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Toliver - foul #1 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #4 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Siena | James Gerace (PG), Donald Quick (SG), Thomas Samson (SF), Scott Smith (PF) Robert Wolfe, Chad Anderson, Warren Cary, Justin Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Raymond Lew (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, Willie Fabrizio, Kenneth Toliver, James Harper | |
| 08:18 | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:18 | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 08:12 | Western Illinois | David Dias can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Siena | Charlie Maudlin (C) Kevin Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:12 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:12 | Western Illinois | David Dias makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:57 | Siena | Charlie Maudlin buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Quick | 22-30 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Donald Quick picks off the pass by Daniel Dickerson in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| 07:41 | Siena | Donald Quick hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Gerace | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - James Gerace (fresh) SG - Donald Quick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Samson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charlie Maudlin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Lew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Lew | 25-33 |
| 07:06 | Siena | Charlie Maudlin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charlie Maudlin, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 06:53 | Siena | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 06:38 | Siena | Thomas Samson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 25-33 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Charlie Maudlin is called for the reach on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Charlie Maudlin, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich (C) Charlie Maudlin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG) Raymond Lew | |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 25-36 |
| 06:11 | Siena | James Gerace double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| Subs | Siena | Robert Wolfe (PG), Warren Cary (SF) James Gerace, Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Willie Fabrizio (C) Daniel Dickerson, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | David Dias can't finish the layup | 25-36 |
| 06:03 | Siena | The rebound goes to Thomas Samson | 25-36 |
| 05:45 | Siena | Willie Fabrizio takes the ball from Donald Quick | 25-36 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Toliver and he's hacked by Thomas Samson - foul #1 on Thomas Samson, team foul #9 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Siena | Chad Anderson (SG), Scott Smith (PF), Justin Parsons (C) Donald Quick, Thomas Samson, Kevin Heidenreich | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG) Jerry Brown, David Dias | |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 05:05 | Siena | Robert Wolfe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-39 |
| 05:04 | Siena | Scott Smith gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 04:45 | Siena | Robert Wolfe buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Anderson | 28-39 |
| 04:32 | Western Illinois | Chad Anderson takes the ball from Michael Grant | 28-39 |
| 04:21 | Siena | Chad Anderson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Smith and the foul's on Brian Belden - foul #1 on Brian Belden, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Siena | James Gerace (SG) Robert Wolfe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Raymond Lew (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Willie Fabrizio, Zachariah Jones, Kenneth Toliver | |
| 04:21 | Siena | Chad Anderson misses the free throw | 30-39 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | James Harper snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 03:58 | Siena | Scott Smith snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 03:39 | Siena | Chad Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Gerace | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Chad Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gerace (fresh) SF - Warren Cary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Parsons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Siena | Gerald Livermore (PG), Donald Quick (SG), Thomas Samson (PF), James Atkins (C) Chad Anderson, Warren Cary, Scott Smith, Justin Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Brian Belden | |
| 03:06 | Siena | Daniel Dickerson is called for the reach on Gerald Livermore - foul #1 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich (PF) James Gerace | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), Willie Fabrizio (PF) Raymond Lew, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:44 | Siena | Donald Quick knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Samson | 35-39 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | James Harper hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Toliver | 35-41 |
| 02:17 | Siena | Donald Quick connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Livermore and he's hacked by Daniel Dickerson - foul #2 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Kenneth Toliver, James Harper | |
| 02:17 | Siena | Donald Quick makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | David Dias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Siena | Robert Wolfe (SG) Donald Quick | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones (PF) Willie Fabrizio | |
| 01:43 | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich blows the layup | 38-41 |
| 01:41 | Siena | Kevin Heidenreich tips it home | 40-41 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | David Dias knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 40-43 |
| 01:19 | Siena | Thomas Samson is fouled on the floor by David Dias - foul #2 on David Dias, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Siena | Chad Anderson (SF), Justin Parsons (C) Kevin Heidenreich, James Atkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:19 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:19 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | David Dias buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brian Belden | 42-45 |
| 00:58 | Siena | Zachariah Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Samson - foul #1 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #9 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Siena | James Gerace (SF) Gerald Livermore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Willie Fabrizio (SF) Michael Grant, David Dias | |
| 00:58 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:58 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones lays it up and in set up by Daniel Dickerson | 44-47 |
| 00:26 | Siena | Thomas Samson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Zachariah Jones - foul #2 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Siena | Scott Smith (PF) James Gerace | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), James Harper (C) Brian Belden, Zachariah Jones, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 00:26 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:26 | Siena | Thomas Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver is hacked by Thomas Samson - foul #2 on Thomas Samson, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Siena | James Gerace (SG), Warren Cary (SF), James Atkins (C) Chad Anderson, Thomas Samson, Justin Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:04 | Siena | Warren Cary gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 00:00 | Siena | Warren Cary misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 46-48 |