| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) SG - Brian Belden (fresh) SF - David Dias (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Rodney Bills (fresh) SG - Elmer Melchior (fresh) SF - James Miller (fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fresh) C - Myron Clemons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Myron Clemons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Dias | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Oral Roberts | David Dias picks off the pass by Edward Moore | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Myron Clemons - foul #2 on Myron Clemons, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Eric Black (C) Myron Clemons | |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:44 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills is hacked by Zachariah Jones - foul #1 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Oral Roberts | James Miller misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Brian Belden | 6-0 |
| 18:06 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Miller | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Black - foul #1 on Eric Black, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda (PG), Robert Preston (SG), Richard Wood (SF), Timothy Harris (C) Rodney Bills, Elmer Melchior, James Miller, Edward Moore | |
| 17:47 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Cerda | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:09 | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Wood - foul #1 on Richard Wood, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), Willie Fabrizio (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, David Dias, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Joseph Scott (PF), Brad Gray (C) Aaron Cerda, Eric Black, Timothy Harris | |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:36 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SF) James Harper | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (SG), Edward Moore (PF) Robert Preston, Richard Wood | |
| 15:57 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Toliver is called for the reach on Elmer Melchior - foul #1 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Rodney Bills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Melchior (fresh) SF - Joseph Scott (fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fresh) C - Brad Gray (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore misses the dunk but the foul's on Willie Fabrizio - foul #1 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda (PG) Rodney Bills | |
| 15:41 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:41 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio is fouled on the floor by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris (C) Edward Moore | |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:47 | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Cerda | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Aaron Cerda is called for the reach on Kenneth Toliver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Cerda, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Kenneth Toliver, Raymond Lew, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Robert Preston (SG), James Miller (SF), Edward Moore (PF) Aaron Cerda, Elmer Melchior, Joseph Scott, Brad Gray | |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is open but misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 14:26 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to James Miller | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore's floater is tipped away by Zachariah Jones | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Belden - foul #1 on Brian Belden, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (PG), Kenneth Toliver (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood (SF), Eric Black (C) James Miller, Timothy Harris | |
| 13:46 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | James Harper pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | David Dias banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Toliver | 12-9 |
| 13:13 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Brian Belden, David Dias, James Harper | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda (PG), Elmer Melchior (SG) Rodney Bills, Robert Preston | |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Grant | 14-9 |
| 12:34 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black comes up short on the floater from the left side | 14-9 |
| 12:32 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Moore | 14-9 |
| 12:17 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black misses the lay-in | 14-9 |
| 12:16 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior can't tip it in | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Cary Kirkpatrick | 14-9 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Grant | 17-9 |
| 11:55 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Wood | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Lew (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Aaron Cerda (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Melchior (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Wood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Moore (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Cerda - foul #2 on Aaron Cerda, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Robert Preston (SG), James Miller (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Brad Gray (C) Aaron Cerda, Elmer Melchior, Richard Wood, Edward Moore, Eric Black | |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:16 | Oral Roberts | James Miller clanks a floater from the right side | 18-11 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | James Harper loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG) Raymond Lew | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris (C) Brad Gray | |
| 11:01 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Belden - foul #2 on Brian Belden, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG) Brian Belden | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 11:01 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:01 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | James Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:26 | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Scott and he's fouled by James Harper - foul #1 on James Harper, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (SG) Robert Preston | |
| 10:26 | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the tip | 18-16 |
| 10:06 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:47 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-16 |
| 09:45 | Oral Roberts | Timothy Harris can't tip it in | 18-16 |
| 09:43 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Toliver - foul #2 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Michael Grant (SG), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Kenneth Toliver, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore (PF), Brad Gray (C) Joseph Scott, Timothy Harris | |
| 09:30 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | David Dias snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | David Dias clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 09:08 | Oral Roberts | James Miller grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 18-16 |
| 08:49 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior snags the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 08:30 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | David Dias can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Brad Gray - foul #1 on Brad Gray, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Raymond Lew (SG) Jerry Brown, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston (SG), Richard Wood (SF), Eric Black (C) Elmer Melchior, James Miller, Brad Gray | |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:13 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:58 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Bills | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Lew (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Dias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Rodney Bills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Preston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Moore (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Black (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones (PF) Willie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 07:27 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Wood steals it from Daniel Dickerson in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 07:22 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore jams it set up by Richard Wood | 18-20 |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | Robert Preston picks off the pass by Cary Kirkpatrick in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 07:01 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Michael Grant (SG), Willie Fabrizio (SF), James Harper (C) Daniel Dickerson, Raymond Lew, David Dias, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (SG), Joseph Scott (SF), Brad Gray (PF), Timothy Harris (C) Robert Preston, Richard Wood, Edward Moore, Eric Black | |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills is hacked by Jerry Brown - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | James Harper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 06:02 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:37 | Oral Roberts | Zachariah Jones is called for the reach on Rodney Bills - foul #2 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SG), David Dias (SF) Michael Grant, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Miller (SF), Eric Black (C) Brad Gray, Timothy Harris | |
| 05:37 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:37 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:24 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Lew - foul #1 on Raymond Lew, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston (PG) Rodney Bills | |
| 05:24 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:24 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 05:06 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to James Miller | 18-22 |
| 04:52 | Oral Roberts | James Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 04:50 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 18-24 |
| 04:32 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 04:07 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | James Harper's fadeaway is rejected by James Miller | 18-24 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Lew (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Dias (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Harper (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Robert Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elmer Melchior (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Miller (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Black (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | David Dias tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 03:24 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston clanks a shot from the left block | 20-24 |
| 03:23 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | David Dias hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 20-24 |
| 02:53 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:27 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 02:26 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-26 |
| 02:09 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 01:48 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Jerry Brown, Raymond Lew, David Dias, Willie Fabrizio, James Harper | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Aaron Cerda (SG), Richard Wood (SF), Brad Gray (PF), Myron Clemons (C) Robert Preston, Elmer Melchior, James Miller, Joseph Scott, Eric Black | |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Dickerson | 22-26 |
| 01:16 | Oral Roberts | Zachariah Jones takes the ball from Rodney Bills | 22-26 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 00:42 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| 00:42 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:42 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Dickerson | 28-27 |
| 00:07 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood misses short on a shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 00:05 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Clemons | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 00:02 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Gray | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | The clock runs out | 28-27 |