| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Wilt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Dias inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | James Harper clanks a turnaround in the lane | 33-27 |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | James Harper tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Liberty | Joel Clark buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 35-29 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:53 | Liberty | Joel Clark pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:33 | Liberty | Kenneth Toliver is called for the reach on Gregg Goodrich - foul #1 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Liberty | Philip Wilt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | David Dias grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | James Harper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | Liberty | Philip Wilt snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Liberty | Zachariah Jones picks off the pass by Charles Johnson | 35-29 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver double dribbles | 35-29 |
| Subs | Liberty | Leo Sanders (SG), Anthony Beasley (SF), Brian Ladson (PF) Gregg Goodrich, Charles Johnson, Kevin Lane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, James Harper | |
| 17:02 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joel Clark | 38-29 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Grant | 38-32 |
| 16:34 | Liberty | Joel Clark can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-32 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachariah Jones | 38-32 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Toliver | 38-34 |
| 15:46 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG), Gregg Goodrich (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Richard Houston (C) Philip Wilt, Leo Sanders, Anthony Beasley, Joel Clark | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Willie Fabrizio (SF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Kenneth Toliver, David Dias, Zachariah Jones | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ladson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Houston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by James Harper is denied by Richard Houston | 38-34 |
| 15:25 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:01 | Liberty | Richard Houston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Fabrizio | 38-37 |
| 14:18 | Liberty | Richard Houston jams it on a nice dish by Gregg Goodrich | 40-37 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | James Harper clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:53 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:49 | Liberty | James Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:47 | Liberty | Brian Ladson snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:39 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:38 | Liberty | Richard Houston tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | James Harper's pass is intercepted by Richard Houston | 42-37 |
| 12:19 | Liberty | James Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 44-37 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG), Leo Sanders (SG), Anthony Beasley (SF), Kevin Lane (PF), Joel Clark (C) James Brown, Gregg Goodrich, Charles Johnson, Brian Ladson, Richard Houston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 11:48 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachariah Jones | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Wilt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leo Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | James Harper clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 11:36 | Liberty | Philip Wilt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:17 | Liberty | Joel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SG) James Harper | |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | David Dias knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Grant | 44-39 |
| 10:41 | Liberty | Leo Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 10:40 | Liberty | Kevin Lane tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Anthony Beasley steals the ball from Raymond Lew | 46-39 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Joel Clark clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 09:50 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachariah Jones | 46-39 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Michael Grant - foul #2 on Michael Grant, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich (SG), Richard Houston (PF) Leo Sanders, Kevin Lane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Willie Fabrizio (C) Michael Grant, Raymond Lew, Kenneth Toliver | |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Anthony Beasley makes the 3rd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Belden | 49-44 |
| 08:56 | Liberty | The jump hook by Richard Houston is blocked by Zachariah Jones | 49-44 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Belden | 49-47 |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Brian Belden is called for the reach on Gregg Goodrich - foul #4 on Brian Belden, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Brian Ladson (PF) Philip Wilt, Anthony Beasley, Joel Clark | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Brian Belden, David Dias, Zachariah Jones | |
| 08:26 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Johnson | 52-47 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 08:07 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 52-47 |
| 07:47 | Liberty | James Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Lew | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Ladson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Houston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick can't finish the layup | 52-47 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick tips it but misses | 52-47 |
| 07:25 | Liberty | Brian Ladson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Willie Fabrizio is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG), Leo Sanders (SG), Kevin Lane (PF), Joel Clark (C) James Brown, Gregg Goodrich, Brian Ladson, Richard Houston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Kenneth Toliver, Raymond Lew, Willie Fabrizio | |
| 06:46 | Liberty | Michael Grant is called for the reach on Philip Wilt - foul #3 on Michael Grant, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:27 | Liberty | Charles Johnson misses short on a runner from the left block | 52-47 |
| 06:25 | Liberty | Philip Wilt snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 06:09 | Liberty | Joel Clark is called for 5 seconds | 52-47 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:49 | Liberty | Leo Sanders gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:34 | Liberty | Philip Wilt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Lane | 55-47 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | David Dias connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-50 |
| 04:59 | Liberty | Kevin Lane scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Philip Wilt | 58-50 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 58-50 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones tips it in | 58-52 |
| 04:29 | Liberty | Kevin Lane misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-52 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Lane - foul #2 on Kevin Lane, team foul #1 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | James Brown (PG), Gregg Goodrich (SG), Anthony Beasley (SF), Brian Ladson (PF), Richard Houston (C) Philip Wilt, Leo Sanders, Charles Johnson, Kevin Lane, Joel Clark | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Willie Fabrizio (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Michael Grant, David Dias, James Harper | |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:14 | Liberty | Richard Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:59 | Liberty | Brian Belden takes the ball from Anthony Beasley | 58-53 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio can't finish the layup | 58-53 |
| 03:55 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 03:36 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF) Brian Belden, Zachariah Jones | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregg Goodrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ladson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Wilt (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Raymond Lew | |
| 02:54 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Johnson (SF), Kevin Lane (PF), Joel Clark (C) Anthony Beasley, Brian Ladson, Richard Houston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), James Harper (C) Kenneth Toliver, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Belden - foul #5 on Brian Belden, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG), Zachariah Jones (PF) Brian Belden, Willie Fabrizio | |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich makes the 3rd free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | James Harper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Zachariah Jones | 60-56 |
| 02:08 | Liberty | Charles Johnson scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Philip Wilt | 62-56 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | James Harper knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dias and the foul's on Joel Clark - foul #1 on Joel Clark, team foul #2 | 62-58 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:32 | Liberty | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 01:31 | Liberty | Kevin Lane tips it back up and in | 64-59 |
| 01:20 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | David Dias hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| 00:58 | Liberty | Joel Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregg Goodrich | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | James Harper lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Toliver and he's hacked by Philip Wilt - foul #2 on Philip Wilt, team foul #3 | 67-63 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Liberty | James Harper denies the turnaround by Gregg Goodrich | 67-64 |
| 00:28 | Liberty | Charles Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Liberty | Charles Johnson is hacked by David Dias - foul #3 on David Dias, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 00:26 | Liberty | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:26 | Liberty | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Joel Clark | 69-64 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Daniel Dickerson is called for the reach on Joel Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Leo Sanders (SG), Anthony Beasley (SF) Gregg Goodrich, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Joel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Joel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson is whistled for a carry | 71-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregg Goodrich (SG), Charles Johnson (SF) Leo Sanders, Kevin Lane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Liberty | Philip Wilt is hacked by Daniel Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | Philip Wilt makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | Philip Wilt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | The clock runs out | 73-64 |